Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.31 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern Mariana Islands is 0.31 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 21.57 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.31 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1992 | 1.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.15 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 1.29 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 1.49 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 1.7 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 1.91 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 2.11 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 2.32 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 2.52 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 2.73 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 2.93 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 3.14 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 13.38 kg/ha | +326.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 15.02 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 15.83 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 16.64 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 17.45 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 18.27 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 19.1 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 19.92 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 20.75 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 21.57 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 21.38 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.13 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 20.8 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 20.33 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 19.61 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.31 kg/ha | -98.4% |
| 2024 | 0.31 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 1.7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.03 kg/ha | 1.91 kg/ha | 15.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2 kg/ha | 15.83 kg/ha | 21.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.27 kg/ha | 0.31 kg/ha | 20.8 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 155 Mozambique 0.38 kg/ha compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 0.38 kg/ha compare
- 157 Togo 0.34 kg/ha compare
- 158 Malawi 0.31 kg/ha compare
- 160 Turkmenistan 0.3 kg/ha compare
- 161 Kazakhstan 0.29 kg/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)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 45 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -53.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0033 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -53.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0033 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.31 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 21.57 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.4%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).