Agriculture — Area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Agriculture — Area was 7.27 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Marshall Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Marshall Islands is 7.27 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Marshall Islands peaked at 8.5 1000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.83 1000 ha, in 2022.
Marshall Islands ranks 227th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.5 1000 ha | — |
| 1992 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.12 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 8.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.28 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 7.02 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 7.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.83 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 7.4 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 7.27 1000 ha | -1.8% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 7.27 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,446 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 7.27 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 246.84 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5 1000 ha | 8.5 1000 ha | 8.5 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.5 1000 ha | 8.5 1000 ha | 8.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 1000 ha | 7.02 1000 ha | 8.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.11 1000 ha | 6.83 1000 ha | 7.4 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 224 Channel Islands 8.57 1000 ha compare
- 225 Grenada 8 1000 ha compare
- 225 Netherlands Antilles (former) 8 1000 ha compare
- 228 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 1000 ha compare
- 229 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 1000 ha compare
- 230 Maldives 5.9 1000 ha compare
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 agriculture — area in Marshall Islands?
- Agriculture — area in Marshall Islands was 7.27 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 1000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.83 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for agriculture — area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 227th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Agriculture — 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.