Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 40.14 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Marshall Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 40.14 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Marshall Islands peaked at 47.22 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.97 %, in 2022.
That places Marshall Islands 114th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.22 % | — |
| 1992 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.13 % | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 45.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.47 % | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 38.98 % | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 38.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.97 % | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 40.88 % | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 40.14 % | -1.8% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 40.14 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 40.14 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.22 % | 47.22 % | 47.22 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.22 % | 47.22 % | 47.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.47 % | 38.98 % | 47.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.39 % | 37.97 % | 40.88 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Marshall Islands?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Marshall Islands was 40.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 47.22 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.97 % in 2022.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 114th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.