How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 410.77 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 410.77 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands peaked at 564.2 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1991.
Marshall Islands ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 1.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 2.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1994 | 2.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 2.08 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 15.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +639.2% |
| 1997 | 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -85.6% |
| 1998 | 2.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 3.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 45.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +1080.1% |
| 2001 | 203.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +342.8% |
| 2002 | 221.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 216.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 266.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 319.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 244.21 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 340.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 194.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -42.8% |
| 2009 | 257.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 332.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 518.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 2012 | 428.28 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 447.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 437.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 498.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 362.49 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 390.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 435.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 564.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2020 | 490 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 532.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 509.23 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 410.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 410.77 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 489.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 410.77 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 82.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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% | 3.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 45.89 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +639.2% | 2.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 15.4 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +342.8% | 45.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 203.22 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre | 15.4 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 230.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 45.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 340.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 441.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 332.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 564.2 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 485.59 metric tons per square kilometre | 410.77 metric tons per square kilometre | 532.34 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 2 Tuvalu 1,633 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 3 Faroe Islands 650.24 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 4 Maldives 539.25 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 6 Kiribati 318.01 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 7 Seychelles 302.71 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 236.21 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (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)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands was 410.77 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 564.2 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Marshall Islands ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.