Land area in hectares, per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.4636 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area in hectares, per capita in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.4636 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.4636 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3459 hectares per person, in 2010.
Marshall Islands ranks 153rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.395 hectares per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.388 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3822 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3773 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3729 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.369 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3654 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.362 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3586 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.355 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3521 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.35 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3486 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3476 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3468 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3462 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3459 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.346 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.346 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3459 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3468 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3501 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3552 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3615 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3689 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3773 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3869 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3975 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.409 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4215 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4351 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4491 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4636 hectares per person | +3.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.4636 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 hectares per person, 39% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.4636 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 65% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3745 hectares per person | 0.3586 hectares per person | 0.395 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3484 hectares per person | 0.3459 hectares per person | 0.355 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3699 hectares per person | 0.3459 hectares per person | 0.409 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4423 hectares per person | 0.4215 hectares per person | 0.4636 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 150 Italy 0.5014 hectares per person compare
- 151 Nepal 0.4827 hectares per person compare
- 152 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4715 hectares per person compare
- 154 North Korea 0.4558 hectares per person compare
- 155 Malawi 0.4467 hectares per person compare
- 156 Switzerland 0.4445 hectares per person 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)
- 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)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares, per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.4636 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4636 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3459 hectares per person in 2010.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.