Arable land in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Arable land was 500 hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Marshall Islands is 500 hectares, measured 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 500 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 500 hectares, in 1991.
That places Marshall Islands 200th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 4 |
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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 0.0129 hectares per person (2023)
- Permanent cropland 36.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Marshall Islands?
- Arable land in Marshall Islands was 500 hectares 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 500 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 hectares in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for arable land?
- Marshall Islands ranks 200th 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 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.