Primary Forest — Area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Primary Forest — Area was 6.63 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest — Area in Marshall Islands, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Marshall Islands stood at 6.63 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Marshall Islands peaked at 6.63 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.27 1000 ha, in 1991.
That places Marshall Islands 107th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Primary 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 41.45 1000 ha, 16% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 6.63 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 241.05 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (26 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
- 104 Palau 9.07 1000 ha compare
- 105 Guadeloupe 6.9 1000 ha compare
- 106 Croatia 6.73 1000 ha compare
- 108 Niue 5.4 1000 ha compare
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.1 1000 ha compare
- 110 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.49 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 primary forest — area in Marshall Islands?
- Primary 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 primary forest — area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.63 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for primary forest — area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 107th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary 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 Primary Forest — 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.