Arable land in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Arable land was 2,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Micronesia (country), 1991–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 2,000 hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Micronesia (country) peaked at 2,500 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,000 hectares, in 2009.
That places Micronesia (country) 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,500 hectares | 2,500 hectares | 2,500 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,450 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 183 Saint Lucia 2,670 hectares compare
- 184 French Polynesia 2,500 hectares compare
- 185 Bahrain 2,100 hectares compare
- 186 Aruba 2,000 hectares compare
- 186 Hong Kong 2,000 hectares compare
- 186 Kiribati 2,000 hectares compare
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,000 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Micronesia (country)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2013)
- Rural population 77.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 88,126 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 121.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 169 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,716 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 289.81 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Micronesia (country)?
- Arable land in Micronesia (country) was 2,000 hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,500 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 2009.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for arable land?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.