Cropland — Share in Land area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Cropland — Share in Land area was 40.14 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Marshall Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 40.14 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Marshall Islands peaked at 47.22 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.97 %, in 2022.
That places Marshall Islands 28th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.22 % | 47.22 % | 47.22 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.22 % | 47.22 % | 47.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.47 % | 38.98 % | 47.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.39 % | 37.97 % | 40.88 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Arable land — Area 0.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.88 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6.77 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 93.12 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0 g/Int$ (2018)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2018)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2018)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0 g/Int$ (2018)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Marshall Islands?
- Cropland — share in land area in Marshall Islands was 40.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 47.22 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.97 % in 2022.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 28th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Land area. 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.