Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 4.35 hectares per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre, in 2018.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 181st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.35 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 4.35 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.35 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.35 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.35 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.35 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.35 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre | -69.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 hectares per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 hectares per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.86 hectares per square kilometre | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | 4.35 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3 hectares per square kilometre | 2.17 hectares per square kilometre | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 178 Hong Kong 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 179 Malaysia 0.8674 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 180 Japan 0.8503 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 182 Myanmar 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 183 Brunei 0.6452 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 0.6066 hectares per square kilometre compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- 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)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0002 metric tons per person (2024)
- Foreign aid received, annual growth rate -41.02 % change on previous year (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 hectares per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.