Country Details
Micronesia
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
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Environment
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Environmental issues
overfishing; sea-level rise; water and toxic pollution from mining; solid waste disposal
International environmental agreements
Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
Signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Climate
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
Land use
Agricultural land
7.1% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 2.9% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 4.3% (2023 est.)
Forest
92.2% (2023 est.)
Other
0.7% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population
23.4% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization
1.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
Total emissions
121,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
From petroleum and other liquids
121,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
8.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Waste and recycling
Municipal solid waste generated annually
26,000 tons (2024 est.)
Percent of municipal solid waste recycled
15.2% (2022 est.)