Americas vs Marshall Islands: Cropland — Share in Land area

Americas
9.81 %
in 2024
Marshall Islands
40.14 %
in 2024
Americas rank
26th
Marshall Islands rank
28th

Cropland — Share in Land area over time

  • Americas
  • Marshall Islands
1020304050196119922024

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 40.14 % against 9.81 % in Americas, a difference of 30.33 %.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 4.1 times Americas's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 26th and Marshall Islands ranks 28th of 36 groups.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 9.58 % 47.22 % 37.64 % Marshall Islands
2000s 9.54 % 47.22 % 37.68 % Marshall Islands
2010s 9.57 % 44.47 % 34.9 % Marshall Islands
2020s 9.8 % 39.39 % 29.59 % Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Americas or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 40.14 % against 9.81 % in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Americas and Marshall Islands?
30.33 %, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Marshall Islands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Americas and Marshall Islands rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
Americas ranks 26th and Marshall Islands ranks 28th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.