Japan vs Northern Mariana Islands: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Japan
0.85 percent
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
0.8 percent
in 2023
Japan rank
190th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
191st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Japan
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.85 percent against 0.8 percent in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.05 percent.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Northern Mariana Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Japan ranks 190th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Northern Mariana Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 percent | 3.87 percent | 2.43 percent | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 1.08 percent | 2.3 percent | 1.22 percent | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 0.947 percent | 2.25 percent | 1.3 percent | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 0.85 percent | 0.8 percent | 0.05 percent | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Japan or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Japan, at 0.85 percent against 0.8 percent in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Japan and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.05 percent, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Japan ranks 190th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).