How have things changed?, per unit of GDP in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: How have things changed?, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per unit of GDP in Marshall Islands, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP for how have things changed?, per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per unit of gdp in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.0005 metric tons per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
That places Marshall Islands 5th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 unit of GDP in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +43.5% |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +35.8% |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +701.7% |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -85.4% |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +1064.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +315.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -41.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +45.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -33.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP, 269.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP, 68.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 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 | +1064.9% | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP |
| 1996 | +701.7% | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP |
| 2001 | +315.4% | 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 2 Tuvalu 0.0008 metric tons per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Nauru 0.0005 metric tons per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Micronesia (country) 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Faroe Islands 0.0002 metric tons per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Greenland 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Belize 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Marshall Islands?
- How have things changed?, per unit of gdp in Marshall Islands was 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per unit of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 metric tons per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per unit of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for how have things changed?, per unit of gdp?
- Marshall Islands ranks 5th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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How have things changed? divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.