Forest area as share of land area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Forest area as share of land area was 53.94 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
53.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 216 countries
All-time high
53.94
in 2020
All-time low
52.22
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Marshall Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Marshall Islands stood at 53.94. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Marshall Islands peaked at 53.94 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.22, in 1990.
That places Marshall Islands 46th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.22 | 52.22 | 52.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.22 | 52.22 | 52.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.57 | 52.22 | 53.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.94 | 53.94 | 53.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 43 Jamaica 56.91 compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 56.48 compare
- 45 Latvia 55.71 compare
- 47 Saint Lucia 53.84 compare
- 48 Colombia 53.59 compare
- 49 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 53.38 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 — Import quantity 130 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value 245 1000 USD (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import value 76 1000 USD (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import quantity 63 t (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 43 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Marshall Islands?
- Forest area as share of land area in Marshall Islands was 53.94 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 53.94 in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.22 in 1990.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 46th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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