Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 21.51 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 21.51 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 66.67 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21.51 %, in 2023.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 170th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50 % | — |
| 1992 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 66.67 % | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.41 % | -55.9% |
| 2008 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.48 % | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 28.23 % | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 25.87 % | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 24.07 % | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 22.65 % | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 21.51 % | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 21.51 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.7 % | 50 % | 66.67 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.49 % | 29.41 % | 66.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5 % | 28.23 % | 31.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.12 % | 21.51 % | 25.87 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Northern Mariana Islands was 21.51 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.67 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.51 % in 2023.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 170th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 Cropland — 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.