Northern Mariana Islands - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Northern Mariana Islands was 30.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.00 in 1997 and a minimum value of 30.00 in 1998.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1991 40.00
1992 40.00
1993 40.00
1994 40.00
1995 40.00
1996 40.00
1997 40.00
1998 30.00
1999 30.00
2000 30.00
2001 30.00
2002 30.00
2003 30.00
2004 30.00
2005 30.00
2006 30.00
2007 30.00
2008 30.00
2009 30.00
2010 30.00
2011 30.00
2012 30.00
2013 30.00
2014 30.00
2015 30.00
2016 30.00
2017 30.00
2018 30.00

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Northern Mariana Islands was 6.52 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 8.70 in 1997, while its lowest value was 6.52 in 1998.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1991 8.70
1992 8.70
1993 8.70
1994 8.70
1995 8.70
1996 8.70
1997 8.70
1998 6.52
1999 6.52
2000 6.52
2001 6.52
2002 6.52
2003 6.52
2004 6.52
2005 6.52
2006 6.52
2007 6.52
2008 6.52
2009 6.52
2010 6.52
2011 6.52
2012 6.52
2013 6.52
2014 6.52
2015 6.52
2016 6.52
2017 6.52
2018 6.52

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use