Forest land — Share in Land area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Forest land — Share in Land area was 53.65 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Marshall Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Marshall Islands is 53.65 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Marshall Islands peaked at 53.94 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.22 %, in 1991.
Marshall Islands ranks 56th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.22 % | — |
| 1992 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.57 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 52.91 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.26 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.6 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 53.94 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 53.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.65 % | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 53.65 % | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 53.65 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 53.65 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.22 % | 52.22 % | 52.22 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.22 % | 52.22 % | 52.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.57 % | 52.22 % | 53.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.82 % | 53.65 % | 53.94 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 53 Latvia 55.61 % compare
- 54 Saint Lucia 53.75 % compare
- 55 Colombia 53.71 % compare
- 57 Micronesia 53.51 % compare
- 58 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 53.44 % compare
- 59 Northern Mariana Islands 53.3 % 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Marshall Islands?
- Forest land — share in land area in Marshall Islands was 53.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 53.94 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.22 % in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 56th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, published as part of Forest land — 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.