Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands is 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Marshall Islands 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 20 Kiribati 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Sri Lanka 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Isle of Man 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Romania 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Benin 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands was 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Marshall Islands ranks 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.