Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 6.63 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Marshall Islands, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Marshall Islands is 6.63 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Marshall Islands peaked at 6.63 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.27 1000 ha, in 1991.
Marshall Islands ranks 218th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.27 1000 ha | — |
| 1992 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.34 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.41 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.49 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.56 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.63 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 6.63 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 6.63 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,766 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.27 1000 ha | 6.27 1000 ha | 6.27 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.27 1000 ha | 6.27 1000 ha | 6.27 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.34 1000 ha | 6.27 1000 ha | 6.56 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.63 1000 ha | 6.63 1000 ha | 6.63 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Marshall Islands?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Marshall Islands was 6.63 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.63 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 218th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.