Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 37.3 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Northern Mariana Islands, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 37.3 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 100 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5 %, in 1998.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 41st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 % | — |
| 1999 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 % | +300.0% |
| 2008 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 % | +400.0% |
| 2019 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.92 % | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 61.31 % | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 37.3 % | -39.2% |
| 2024 | 37.3 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 % | 5 % | 5 % | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.5 % | 5 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36 % | 20 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.77 % | 37.3 % | 100 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity 148 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 24 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 91 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 148 m3 (2024)
- Veneer sheets — Import value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern Mariana Islands was 37.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 % in 1998.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.