How have things changed?, per capita in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): How have things changed?, per capita was 1.84 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Micronesia (country), 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Micronesia (country) is 1.84 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and up 280.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Micronesia (country) peaked at 1.84 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 metric tons per person, in 1965.
That places Micronesia (country) 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0153 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0186 metric tons per person | +21.3% |
| 1968 | 0.018 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0175 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0255 metric tons per person | +45.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0247 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0241 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0234 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0228 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0222 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0217 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0212 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0207 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0201 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0222 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0216 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0216 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.021 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0204 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0407 metric tons per person | +99.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0419 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0397 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0306 metric tons per person | -22.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0229 metric tons per person | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0235 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1222 metric tons per person | +420.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1597 metric tons per person | +30.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1697 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2045 metric tons per person | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0733 metric tons per person | -64.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0796 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0881 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1419 metric tons per person | +61.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1127 metric tons per person | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2094 metric tons per person | +85.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1733 metric tons per person | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2039 metric tons per person | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3006 metric tons per person | +47.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2857 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2905 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1395 metric tons per person | -52.0% |
| 2007 | 0.19 metric tons per person | +36.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2336 metric tons per person | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 0.265 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2932 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3542 metric tons per person | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4488 metric tons per person | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3747 metric tons per person | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4843 metric tons per person | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6583 metric tons per person | +35.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8131 metric tons per person | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9263 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 1.25 metric tons per person | +35.5% |
| 2019 | 1.65 metric tons per person | +31.3% |
| 2020 | 1.66 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.48 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.57 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.47 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.84 metric tons per person | +25.6% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 1.84 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 169.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 1.84 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 48.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Micronesia (country) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +420.7% | 0.0235 metric tons per person | 0.1222 metric tons per person |
| 1985 | +99.6% | 0.0204 metric tons per person | 0.0407 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0166 metric tons per person | 0.0138 metric tons per person | 0.0186 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0226 metric tons per person | 0.0201 metric tons per person | 0.0255 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0283 metric tons per person | 0.0204 metric tons per person | 0.0419 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1175 metric tons per person | 0.0235 metric tons per person | 0.2045 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2291 metric tons per person | 0.1395 metric tons per person | 0.3006 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7255 metric tons per person | 0.2932 metric tons per person | 1.65 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 metric tons per person | 1.47 metric tons per person | 1.84 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More reference data data for Micronesia (country)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 29.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 16.58 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Micronesia (country)?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Micronesia (country) was 1.84 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 metric tons per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.