Land area — Area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Land area — Area was 18.1 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Marshall Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in Marshall Islands stood at 18.1 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Marshall Islands peaked at 18.1 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18 1000 ha, in 1991.
Marshall Islands ranks 246th of 267 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land area — Area in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18 1000 ha | — |
| 1992 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.1 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 18.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 18.1 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,380 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 18.1 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,845 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 18 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.04 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 18.1 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 243 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 23 1000 ha compare
- 244 American Samoa 19.9 1000 ha compare
- 245 Channel Islands 19.8 1000 ha compare
- 247 Aruba 18 1000 ha compare
- 248 Liechtenstein 16 1000 ha compare
- 249 British Virgin Islands 15.1 1000 ha 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 land area — area in Marshall Islands?
- Land area — area in Marshall Islands was 18.1 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for land area — area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 246th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Land area — 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.