GOAL 15: Life on Land in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: GOAL 15: Life on Land was 0.667 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.667 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
159th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.875 5 year moving average
in 2020
All-time low
0.667 5 year moving average
in 2023
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 15: Life on Land in Marshall Islands, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.667 5 year moving average for goal 15: life on land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 15: life on land in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.875 5 year moving average in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.667 5 year moving average, in 2023.
That places Marshall Islands 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 15: Life on Land in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.75 5 year moving average | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.778 5 year moving average | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.778 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.778 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.875 5 year moving average | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8 5 year moving average | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.727 5 year moving average | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.667 5 year moving average | -8.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.667 5 year moving average is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.833 5 year moving average, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.667 5 year moving average is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8275 5 year moving average | 0.8 5 year moving average | 0.833 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7905 5 year moving average | 0.75 5 year moving average | 0.857 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7672 5 year moving average | 0.667 5 year moving average | 0.875 5 year moving average | 4 |
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More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 15: life on land in Marshall Islands?
- Goal 15: life on land in Marshall Islands was 0.667 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 15: life on land recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.875 5 year moving average in 2020.
- What is the lowest goal 15: life on land recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.667 5 year moving average in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for goal 15: life on land?
- Marshall Islands ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 15: life on land rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG Goal 15 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database