Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 53.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Marshall Islands, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Marshall Islands is 53.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Marshall Islands peaked at 53.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1990.
That places Marshall Islands 45th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.2% | — |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.9% | 53.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 42 Samoa 57.5% compare
- 43 Puerto Rico 56.7% compare
- 44 Latvia 55.7% compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 53.8% compare
- 47 Colombia 53.6% compare
- 48 Cayman Islands 53.0% 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value 245 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 130 t (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 13 1000 USD (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import value 76 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Marshall Islands?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Marshall Islands was 53.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1990.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 45th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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