Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 0.08 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Northern Mariana Islands, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 0.08 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 0.32 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.08 1000 ha, in 2024.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 214th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1 1000 ha | — |
| 1999 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.32 1000 ha | +220.0% |
| 2019 | 0.27 1000 ha | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.23 1000 ha | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.18 1000 ha | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 0.13 1000 ha | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0838 1000 ha | -35.5% |
| 2024 | 0.08 1000 ha | -4.5% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.08 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.5 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.08 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 471.11 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.139 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1408 1000 ha | 0.08 1000 ha | 0.23 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 211 Comoros 0.13 1000 ha compare
- 211 Mayotte 0.13 1000 ha compare
- 213 Central African Republic 0.1 1000 ha compare
- 215 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.06 1000 ha compare
- 216 Iceland 0.05 1000 ha compare
- 217 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.03 1000 ha 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 99 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 45 1000 USD (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.21 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 42.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -98.07 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.08 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 214th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.