Forest area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Forest area was 9,710 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Marshall Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 9,710 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Marshall Islands peaked at 9,710 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,400 hectares, in 1990.
That places Marshall Islands 195th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,400 hectares | 9,400 hectares | 9,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,400 hectares | 9,400 hectares | 9,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,462 hectares | 9,400 hectares | 9,648 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,710 hectares | 9,710 hectares | 9,710 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 192 Wallis and Futuna 10,820 hectares compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 10,520 hectares compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 9,970 hectares compare
- 197 Tonga 8,730 hectares compare
- 198 Antigua and Barbuda 7,790 hectares compare
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.1065 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0027 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0005 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Marshall Islands?
- Forest area in Marshall Islands was 9,710 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,710 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,400 hectares in 1990.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for forest area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 195th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.