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Marshall Islands · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 6 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

46th of 213 · 15th in East Asia & Pacific
Forest coverMarshall Islands's forest cover was 52.2 % in 1994 and 52.2 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202046%48%50%52%54%56%58%52.2 %

Marshall Islands's forest cover was 52.2 % in 1994 and 52.2 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

187th of 213 · 31st in East Asia & Pacific
Forest areaMarshall Islands's forest area was 94 km in 1994 and 94 km in 2023.1995200020052010201520208085909510010594 km

Marshall Islands's forest area was 94 km in 1994 and 94 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

115th of 213 · 16th in East Asia & Pacific
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Marshall Islands's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 3.3 % in 2013 to 16.1 % in 2025.2014201620182020202220240%5%10%15%20%16.1 %

Marshall Islands's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 3.3 % in 2013 to 16.1 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

100th of 209 · 10th in East Asia & Pacific
Agricultural land (% of land area)Marshall Islands's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 47.2 % in 1994 to 38.9 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202038%40%42%44%46%48%38.9 %

Marshall Islands's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 47.2 % in 1994 to 38.9 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

159th of 206 · 19th in East Asia & Pacific
Arable land (% of land area)Marshall Islands's arable land (% of land area) was 2.8 % in 1994 and 2.8 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520203%3%3%2.8 %

Marshall Islands's arable land (% of land area) was 2.8 % in 1994 and 2.8 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

6th of 200 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
Air pollution (PM2.5)Marshall Islands's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 4.8 in 1994 to 4.1 in 2023.1995200020052010201520203.544.555.564.1

Marshall Islands's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 4.8 in 1994 to 4.1 in 2023.

No data available (4)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Marshall Islands.

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