Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Area of permanent meadows and pastures was 370 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of 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 hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 370 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 2,000 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 370 hectares, in 2018.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 206th 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.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,000 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,000 hectares | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,200 hectares | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 370 hectares | -69.2% |
| 2019 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 370 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 378,820 hectares, 0% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 370 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 173,000 hectares, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,778 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,060 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,034 hectares | 370 hectares | 1,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 205 Saint Kitts and Nevis 900 hectares compare
- 206 Saint Lucia 370 hectares compare
- 208 Mayotte 12 hectares compare
- 209 American Samoa 0 hectares
More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.1106 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2018)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Northern Mariana Islands was 370 hectares 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 370 hectares in 2018.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 206th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.