Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 2.28 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Northern Mariana Islands is 2.28 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 8.7 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.17 %, in 2018.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 214th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.7 % | — |
| 1992 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.52 % | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 6.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7 % | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.17 % | -68.4% |
| 2019 | 1.39 % | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 1.61 % | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 1.83 % | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 2.05 % | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 2.28 % | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 2.28 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.22 % | 6.52 % | 8.7 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.67 % | 3.7 % | 6.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 % | 1.17 % | 3.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 % | 1.61 % | 2.28 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 211 Papua New Guinea 3.1 % compare
- 212 Brunei Darussalam 2.9 % compare
- 213 Norway 2.7 % compare
- 215 Bahamas 1.3 % compare
- 216 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 % compare
- 217 Singapore 0.91 % compare
More environment data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 10.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 8.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 124 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 389 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value 355 1000 USD (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 369 t (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value 310 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 45 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Northern Mariana Islands was 2.28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 % in 2018.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 214th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.