Agricultural land per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Agricultural land per capita was 0.1802 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1802 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
154th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.1865 hectares per capita
in 1991
All-time low
0.1381 hectares per capita
in 2013
Years of data
33
1991–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Marshall Islands is 0.1802 hectares per capita, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.1865 hectares per capita in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1381 hectares per capita, in 2013.
Marshall Islands ranks 154th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1865 hectares per capita | — |
| 1992 | 0.1832 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1804 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1781 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.176 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1742 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1725 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1709 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1693 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1676 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1662 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1652 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1645 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1641 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1637 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1634 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1633 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1633 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1633 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1633 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1637 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1458 hectares per capita | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1381 hectares per capita | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1405 hectares per capita | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1434 hectares per capita | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1467 hectares per capita | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1504 hectares per capita | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1545 hectares per capita | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.159 hectares per capita | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1638 hectares per capita | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1691 hectares per capita | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1746 hectares per capita | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1802 hectares per capita | +3.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.1802 hectares per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 49% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.1802 hectares per capita is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1895 hectares per capita, 95% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1768 hectares per capita | 0.1693 hectares per capita | 0.1865 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1645 hectares per capita | 0.1633 hectares per capita | 0.1676 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1505 hectares per capita | 0.1381 hectares per capita | 0.1637 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1719 hectares per capita | 0.1638 hectares per capita | 0.1802 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 151 El Salvador 0.1895 hectares per capita compare
- 152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1862 hectares per capita compare
- 153 Tuvalu 0.183 hectares per capita compare
- 155 British Virgin Islands 0.1794 hectares per capita compare
- 156 Norway 0.1779 hectares per capita compare
- 157 Switzerland 0.1683 hectares per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Marshall Islands
- Rural population, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,513 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 20.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 56.82 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.9% (2024)
- Rural population 7,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Agricultural land per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.1802 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1865 hectares per capita in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1381 hectares per capita in 2013.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 154th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.