Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.8 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands is 0.8 percent, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 4.35 percent in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8 percent, in 2018.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 191st out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.35 percent | — |
| 1992 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.17 percent | -50.1% |
| 1999 | 2.17 percent | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.17 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.17 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.17 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.17 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.17 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.17 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.17 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.61 percent | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 2.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 percent | -69.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 percent | +0.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.8 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 8% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.8 percent is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 27% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.87 percent | 2.17 percent | 4.35 percent | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3 percent | 2.17 percent | 2.61 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 percent | 0.8 percent | 2.61 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 percent | 0.8 percent | 0.8 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2018)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth -41.02 % change on previous year (1999)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, gaps filled 0 Cases (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.8 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 percent in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 percent in 2018.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).