Arable land use per person in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Arable land use per person was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.1065 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0027 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0005 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
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.