Share of forest area within protected areas in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of forest area within protected areas was 1.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Marshall Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 1.5% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1990.
That places Marshall Islands 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5% | — |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 1.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.2%, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
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)
- 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 share of forest area within protected areas in Marshall Islands?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Marshall Islands was 1.5% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1990.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Marshall Islands ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).