15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 52.96 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Northern Mariana Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 52.96 % for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 52.96 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.17 %, in 1990.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.17 % | — |
| 2000 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.96 % | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 52.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 52.96 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.17 % | 44.17 % | 44.17 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.17 % | 44.17 % | 44.17 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.56 % | 44.17 % | 52.96 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.96 % | 52.96 % | 52.96 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More environment data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 10.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 8.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 45 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -53.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0033 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -53.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0033 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Northern Mariana Islands?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Northern Mariana Islands was 52.96 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 52.96 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.17 % in 1990.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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