Arable land use per person in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Arable land use per person was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0129 hectares per person
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
187th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0129 hectares per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0096 hectares per person
in 2010
Years of data
33
1991–2023
Arable land use per person in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Marshall Islands stood at 0.0129 hectares per person. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 hectares per person, in 2010.
That places Marshall Islands 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.011 hectares per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0108 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0106 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0103 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.01 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.01 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.011 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0121 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0125 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 hectares per person | +3.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0129 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 12% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0129 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 32% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0104 hectares per person | 0.01 hectares per person | 0.011 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 hectares per person | 0.0096 hectares per person | 0.0099 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 hectares per person | 0.0096 hectares per person | 0.0114 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 hectares per person | 0.0117 hectares per person | 0.0129 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 184 Saint Lucia 0.0149 hectares per person compare
- 185 Montenegro 0.0145 hectares per person compare
- 186 Malta 0.0132 hectares per person compare
- 188 Andorra 0.0091 hectares per person compare
- 189 French Polynesia 0.0089 hectares per person compare
- 190 Brunei 0.0087 hectares per person 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 arable land use per person in Marshall Islands?
- Arable land use per person in Marshall Islands was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 hectares per person in 2010.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for arable land use per person?
- Marshall Islands ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.