Cropland — Area per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Area per capita in Marshall Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.19 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.19 ha/cap in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.16 ha/cap, in 2003.
That places Marshall Islands 102nd out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cropland — Area per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.19 ha/cap | — |
| 1992 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.17 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.17 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 ha/cap | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.19 ha/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.19 ha/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1767 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.163 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.163 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.176 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 99 Eritrea 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 99 Malawi 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 99 Samoa 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 102 Afghanistan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Gabon 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Mexico 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Nigeria 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 South Africa 0.19 ha/cap 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 cropland — area per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Cropland — area per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 ha/cap in 1991.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 ha/cap in 2003.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 102nd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.