Primary Forest — Area in Micronesia
Micronesia: Primary Forest — Area was 53.99 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest — Area in Micronesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Micronesia recorded 53.99 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Micronesia peaked at 53.99 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.45 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Micronesia 85th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Micronesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.45 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 43.74 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 44.03 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 44.31 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 44.6 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 44.89 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 45.18 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 45.47 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 45.75 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 46.04 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 46.33 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 46.86 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 47.39 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 47.92 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 48.45 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 48.98 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 49.5 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 50.03 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.56 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.09 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 51.62 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.75 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 51.89 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.02 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 52.16 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 52.29 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.5 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.7 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.91 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.11 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 53.32 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 53.45 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 53.59 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 53.72 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 53.86 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 53.99 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.75 1000 ha | 43.45 1000 ha | 46.04 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.71 1000 ha | 46.33 1000 ha | 51.09 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3 1000 ha | 51.62 1000 ha | 53.11 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.66 1000 ha | 53.32 1000 ha | 53.99 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
- 82 Trinidad and Tobago 62.4 1000 ha compare
- 83 Samoa 54.76 1000 ha compare
- 84 Estonia 54.03 1000 ha compare
- 86 Switzerland 42.86 1000 ha compare
- 87 French Polynesia 40 1000 ha compare
- 88 Micronesia (Federated States of) 38.29 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 primary forest — area in Micronesia?
- Primary forest — area in Micronesia was 53.99 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.99 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.45 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Micronesia rank for primary forest — area?
- Micronesia ranks 85th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Primary Forest — 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.