Farms, Land in Farms and Land Use, CNMI: 1980, 1990 and 1997

Land Use

 1997 1990 1980
Number of Farms Farm size (acres) Number of Farms Farm size (acres) Number of Farms Farm size (acres)
      Farms 103 ...  346 ...  299 ... 
Land in farms' ...  3,413 ...  16,442 ...  12,187
   Average size of farm ...  33.1 ...  48 ...  41
Approximate land area ...  117,760 ...  117,760 ...  117,760
   Proportion in farms (percent) ...  33 ...  14.0 ...  10.3
Cropland 88 490 281 5,235 289 2,643
   Used for crops 84 413 270 769 280 950
   Used for other purposes 20 40 80 4,466 146 1,693
Pastureland, except cropland pastured 22 2,681 124 5,534 129 8,706
Other land 43 156 218 3,673 132 839

Source: 1998 Census of Agriculture AC97 -A- 56, Table 1 and earlier Agriculture Census Reports  Note:  Figures may not add to total due to rounding