Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 14.85 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 14.85 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 33.33 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.71 %, in 2007.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 162nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25 % | — |
| 1992 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.33 % | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.71 % | -55.9% |
| 2008 | 14.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.81 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.83 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.84 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.85 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.85 % | 25 % | 33.33 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.74 % | 14.71 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.73 % | 14.71 % | 14.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.84 % | 14.83 % | 14.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 159 Mali 16.09 % compare
- 160 Zambia 15.94 % compare
- 161 Uzbekistan 15.65 % compare
- 163 Eswatini 14.78 % compare
- 164 Sudan (former) 14.48 % compare
- 165 Kazakhstan 14.29 % 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 389 t (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 91 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 148 m3 (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 89 1000 USD (2024)
- Fibreboard — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value 355 1000 USD (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 369 t (2024)
- Fibreboard — Import value 0 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands was 14.85 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.33 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.71 % in 2007.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 162nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.