Forest area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Forest area was 9,710 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
9,710 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
195th
of 235 countries
All-time high
9,710 hectares
in 2020
All-time low
9,400 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,400 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,462 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9,524 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9,586 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 9,648 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9,710 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 9,710 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,710 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,710 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,710 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9,710 hectares | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 9,710 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 9,710 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
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
- 196 Mayotte 9,600 hectares compare
- 197 Tonga 8,730 hectares compare
- 198 Antigua and Barbuda 7,790 hectares 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)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 43 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 13 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 987 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 79 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 141 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 110 1000 USD (2024)
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.