Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.3 in 2022. β² Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Marshall Islands, 2000β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.3 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 117th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.113 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2867 | 0.27 | 0.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 115 Madagascar 0.31 compare
- 115 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.31 compare
- 118 Mexico 0.29 compare
- 118 Puerto Rico 0.29 compare
- 120 Seychelles 0.28 compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Marshall Islands?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Marshall Islands was 0.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Marshall Islands ranks 117th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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