Arable land in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Arable land was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.0129 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land 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.
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
- Rural population 20.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -5.2% (2025)
- Rural population 7,581 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 56.82 million current US$ (2024)
- Land area 180 sq. km (2023)
- Agricultural land 70 sq. km (2023)
- Agricultural land 38.9% (2023)
- Arable land 500 hectares (2023)
- Permanent cropland 36.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Marshall Islands?
- Arable land in Marshall Islands was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 hectares per person in 2010.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for arable land?
- Marshall Islands ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.