Arable land in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Arable land was 2.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Arable land in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 2.8% for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Marshall Islands peaked at 2.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1991.
That places Marshall Islands 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Arable land in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.8% | — |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 156 Venezuela 2.9% compare
- 157 Central African Republic 2.9% compare
- 158 Micronesia (country) 2.9% compare
- 160 Bahrain 2.6% compare
- 161 Bhutan 2.6% compare
- 162 United States Virgin Islands 2.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Marshall Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 56.82 million current US$ (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 in Marshall Islands?
- Arable land in Marshall Islands was 2.8% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for arable land?
- Marshall Islands ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.