Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 7.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Marshall Islands, 2011–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Marshall Islands is 7.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Marshall Islands peaked at 12.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2019.
That places Marshall Islands 4th out of 124 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.1% | — |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -31.8% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -21.2% |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 1 Faroe Islands 12.3% compare
- 2 Greenland 10.9% compare
- 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 9.6% compare
- 5 Comoros 6.5% compare
- 6 Kiribati 5.4% compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 4.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Marshall Islands
- Rural population, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,513 current US$ per person (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$), annual 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Marshall Islands?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Marshall Islands was 7.9% in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Marshall Islands ranks 4th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.