Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
84th
of 227 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.0% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Marshall Islands ranks 84th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.7% | — |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 6 |
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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)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 43 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 13 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 987 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 79 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 141 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 110 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.