Insecticide use in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Insecticide use was 0 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use 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 tonnes.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 0 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 3 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1991.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 202nd out of 211 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.
Insecticide use in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1997 | 1 tonnes | — |
| 1998 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 2 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 90 tonnes. (73 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22 tonnes. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3333 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 3 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands
- 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 (CO2eq) (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)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.9% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, gaps filled 0 Cases (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Insecticide use in Northern Mariana Islands was 0 tonnes 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 insecticide use recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1991.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for insecticide use?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 202nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.