Arable land (hectares), per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land (hectares), per capita in Marshall Islands stood at 0.0129 hectares per person. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 hectares per person, in 2010.
That places Marshall Islands 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.011 hectares per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0108 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0106 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0103 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.01 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.01 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.011 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0121 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0125 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 hectares per person | +3.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0129 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 12% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0129 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 32% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0104 hectares per person | 0.01 hectares per person | 0.011 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 hectares per person | 0.0096 hectares per person | 0.0099 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 hectares per person | 0.0096 hectares per person | 0.0114 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 hectares per person | 0.0117 hectares per person | 0.0129 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 184 Saint Lucia 0.0149 hectares per person compare
- 185 Montenegro 0.0145 hectares per person compare
- 186 Malta 0.0132 hectares per person compare
- 188 Andorra 0.0091 hectares per person compare
- 189 French Polynesia 0.0089 hectares per person compare
- 190 Brunei 0.0087 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Marshall Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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)
- 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, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2024)
- Rural population 20.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -5.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land (hectares), per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 hectares per person in 2010.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), 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 rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.