Marshall Islands — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Marshall Islands, 1991–2024.
Forest area for Marshall Islands was 53.65% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1991 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 53.94% in 2020. The lowest was 52.22% in 1991 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.08% per year.
Marshall Islands ranks 46 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 21%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 52.26%, so Marshall Islands sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 3%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 16 of 35 economies; Northern Mariana Islands (53.30%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 54th of 182 in 1991 → 53rd of 207 in 2000 → 54th of 209 in 2010 → 46th of 214 in 2020 → 46th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 53.65% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 53.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 53.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 53.94% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 53.61% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 53.28% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 52.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 52.56% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 52.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 52.22% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Marshall Islands’s Forest area in 1992?
52.22% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Marshall Islands’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +2.7% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 53.65%; 2023: 53.65%; 2022: 53.94%; 2021: 53.94%; 2020: 53.94%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.