Northern Mariana Islands vs Zambia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Northern Mariana Islands
14.85 %
in 2024
Zambia
15.94 %
in 2024
Northern Mariana Islands rank
162nd
Zambia rank
160th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Zambia
101520253035196119922024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 15.94 % against 14.85 % in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 1.09 %.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Northern Mariana Islands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 160th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 26.85 % 13.05 % 13.8 % Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 27.74 % 12.73 % 15.01 % Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 14.73 % 15.59 % 0.855 % Zambia
2020s 14.84 % 15.94 % 1.1 % Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Northern Mariana Islands or Zambia?
Zambia, at 15.94 % against 14.85 % in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Northern Mariana Islands and Zambia?
1.09 %, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and Zambia rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 160th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.