Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Micronesia
Micronesia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Micronesia, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Micronesia is 0.72 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Micronesia peaked at 1.15 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.16 %, in 1998.
That places Micronesia 194th 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 — Share in Cropland in Micronesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.16 % | — |
| 1999 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.64 % | +300.0% |
| 2003 | 0.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 % | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.51 % | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.52 % | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.53 % | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.15 % | +117.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 % | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 % | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9 % | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.82 % | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.72 % | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.72 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.16 % | 0.16 % | 0.16 % | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.503 % | 0.16 % | 0.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.639 % | 0.51 % | 1.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.83 % | 0.72 % | 0.99 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
- 191 Gambia 0.81 % compare
- 192 South Sudan 0.77 % compare
- 193 Nigeria 0.74 % compare
- 195 Mayotte 0.67 % compare
- 196 Burkina Faso 0.63 % compare
- 197 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.62 % compare
More environment data for Micronesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 10.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.26 Percentage change (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 — share in cropland in Micronesia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Micronesia was 0.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 % in 1998.
- How does Micronesia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Micronesia ranks 194th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.