Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 6.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Marshall Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Marshall Islands is 6.88 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Marshall Islands peaked at 7.32 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.88 %, in 1991.
That places Marshall Islands 228th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.88 % | — |
| 1992 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.15 % | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 6.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.86 % | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 7.13 % | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 7.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.32 % | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.76 % | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 6.88 % | +1.8% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 6.88 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 22% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 6.88 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.07 %, 29% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.27 % | 5.88 % | 7.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.04 % | 6.76 % | 7.32 % | 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Marshall Islands?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Marshall Islands was 6.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 % in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Marshall Islands ranks 228th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.