Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 0.2% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 2.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 204th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.2% | — |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -75.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -68.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 201 New Caledonia 0.3% compare
- 202 Seychelles 0.3% compare
- 203 Oman 0.3% compare
- 205 Djibouti 0.1% compare
- 206 Faroe Islands 0.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0782 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 7.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.0% (2025)
- Rural population 3,406 (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 11 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 11 metric tons (2024)
- Land area 460 sq. km (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -68.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 204th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.