Share of land area that is protected in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of land area that is protected was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Marshall Islands, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Marshall Islands stood at 16.1%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Marshall Islands peaked at 16.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2013.
That places Marshall Islands 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.3% | — |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +381.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +39.5% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 16.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 16.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 3.3% | 15.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.9% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 112 American Samoa 16.4% compare
- 112 Belgium 16.4% compare
- 112 Denmark 16.4% compare
- 115 East Timor 16.1% compare
- 115 Uganda 16.1% compare
- 118 Philippines 16.0% compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - 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 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Marshall Islands?
- Share of land area that is protected in Marshall Islands was 16.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2013.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Marshall Islands ranks 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.