Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 2.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 2.8% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Marshall Islands peaked at 2.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1991.
Marshall Islands ranks 159th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture 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, Bolivarian Republic of 2.9% compare
- 157 Central African Republic 2.9% compare
- 158 Micronesia, Federated States of 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 share of land area used for arable agriculture in Marshall Islands?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Marshall Islands was 2.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Marshall Islands ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. 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.