How have things changed? in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: How have things changed? was 96,821 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed? in Marshall Islands, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 96,821 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Marshall Islands peaked at 101,556 metric tons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1965.
Marshall Islands ranks 91st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed? in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 100 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 150 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 160 metric tons | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 160 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 200 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 200 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 220 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 320 metric tons | +45.5% |
| 1988 | 400 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 395 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 380 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 300 metric tons | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 329 metric tons | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 488 metric tons | +48.3% |
| 1994 | 388 metric tons | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 375 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2,772 metric tons | +639.2% |
| 1997 | 400 metric tons | -85.6% |
| 1998 | 500 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 700 metric tons | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 8,261 metric tons | +1080.1% |
| 2001 | 36,579 metric tons | +342.8% |
| 2002 | 39,857 metric tons | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 38,882 metric tons | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 47,884 metric tons | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 57,566 metric tons | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 43,957 metric tons | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 61,212 metric tons | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 35,026 metric tons | -42.8% |
| 2009 | 46,382 metric tons | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 59,800 metric tons | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 93,318 metric tons | +56.0% |
| 2012 | 77,090 metric tons | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 80,634 metric tons | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 78,728 metric tons | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 89,718 metric tons | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 65,248 metric tons | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 70,302 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 78,354 metric tons | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 101,556 metric tons | +29.6% |
| 2020 | 88,200 metric tons | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 95,821 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 91,662 metric tons | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 73,939 metric tons | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 96,821 metric tons | +30.9% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 96,821 metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945 metric tons, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 96,821 metric tons is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96,821 metric tons, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? in Marshall Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1080.1% | 700 metric tons | 8,261 metric tons |
| 1996 | +639.2% | 375 metric tons | 2,772 metric tons |
| 2001 | +342.8% | 8,261 metric tons | 36,579 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 100 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 235.5 metric tons | 150 metric tons | 400 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 663.2 metric tons | 300 metric tons | 2,772 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,561 metric tons | 8,261 metric tons | 61,212 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,475 metric tons | 59,800 metric tons | 101,556 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,288 metric tons | 73,939 metric tons | 96,821 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Marshall Islands?
- How have things changed? in Marshall Islands was 96,821 metric tons in 2024, 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 how have things changed? recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 101,556 metric tons in 2019.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1965.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for how have things changed??
- Marshall Islands ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.