Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Micronesia
Micronesia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 0.39 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Micronesia, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Micronesia recorded 0.39 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Micronesia peaked at 0.63 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1 1000 ha, in 1998.
That places Micronesia 204th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Micronesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1 1000 ha | — |
| 1999 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4 1000 ha | +300.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 1000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.63 1000 ha | +110.0% |
| 2019 | 0.58 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.54 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.49 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.44 1000 ha | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.39 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 0.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.31 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.361 1000 ha | 0.3 1000 ha | 0.63 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.45 1000 ha | 0.39 1000 ha | 0.54 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
- 203 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.48 1000 ha compare
- 205 Antigua and Barbuda 0.38 1000 ha compare
- 206 Guam 0.31 1000 ha compare
- 206 United States Virgin Islands 0.31 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Micronesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.26 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 10.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.08 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.147 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.22 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 48.17 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Micronesia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Micronesia was 0.39 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.63 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 1000 ha in 1998.
- How does Micronesia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Micronesia ranks 204th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.