Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 6.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.88 %
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
211th
of 231 countries
All-time high
7.32 %
in 2022
All-time low
5.88 %
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Marshall Islands, 1991–2024

024681991200720241991: 5.9 %1992: 5.9 %1993: 5.9 %1994: 5.9 %1995: 5.9 %1996: 5.9 %1997: 5.9 %1998: 5.9 %1999: 5.9 %2000: 5.9 %2001: 5.9 %2002: 5.9 %2003: 5.9 %2004: 5.9 %2005: 5.9 %2006: 5.9 %2007: 5.9 %2008: 5.9 %2009: 5.9 %2010: 5.9 %2011: 5.9 %2012: 6.2 %2013: 6.2 %2014: 6.2 %2015: 6.2 %2016: 6.2 %2017: 6.2 %2018: 6.9 %2019: 7.1 %2020: 7.1 %2021: 7.1 %2022: 7.3 %2023: 6.8 %2024: 6.9 %

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 211th out of 231 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 211th out of 231 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

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.