Agricultural land per capita in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Agricultural land per capita was 0.0444 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0444 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
201st
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.0535 hectares per capita
in 1991
All-time low
0.0444 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Micronesia (country), 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 0.0444 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Micronesia (country) peaked at 0.0535 hectares per capita in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0444 hectares per capita, in 2023.
Micronesia (country) ranks 201st of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0535 hectares per capita | — |
| 1992 | 0.0525 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0514 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0504 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0499 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0497 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0495 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0494 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0492 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0491 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0489 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0489 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.049 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0491 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0494 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0497 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.05 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0505 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0463 hectares per capita | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0465 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0464 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0463 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0462 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0461 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.046 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0458 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0457 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0455 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0453 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0451 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0448 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0446 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0444 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0444 hectares per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 12% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0444 hectares per capita is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1895 hectares per capita, 23% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0506 hectares per capita | 0.0492 hectares per capita | 0.0535 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0491 hectares per capita | 0.0463 hectares per capita | 0.0505 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.046 hectares per capita | 0.0453 hectares per capita | 0.0465 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0447 hectares per capita | 0.0444 hectares per capita | 0.0451 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 198 Bangladesh 0.0548 hectares per capita compare
- 199 Puerto Rico 0.0521 hectares per capita compare
- 200 Reunion 0.0476 hectares per capita compare
- 202 Netherlands Antilles 0.0404 hectares per capita compare
- 203 United States Virgin Islands 0.0385 hectares per capita compare
- 204 Japan 0.037 hectares per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Micronesia (country)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 88,126 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 121.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 77.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2013)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 24.2% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Micronesia (country)?
- Agricultural land per capita in Micronesia (country) was 0.0444 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0535 hectares per capita in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0444 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 201st out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.