Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 53.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Mariana Islands, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 53.0% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 53.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1990.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 62nd out of 253 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.2% | — |
| 2000 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 44.2% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 59 Micronesia 53.6% compare
- 60 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 53.4% compare
- 61 Cayman Islands 53.0% compare
- 63 Peru 52.5% compare
- 64 Honduras 52.4% compare
- 65 Guam 52.4% compare
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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 148 m3 (2024)
- Veneer sheets — Import value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 604.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity 148 m3 (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 91 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 89 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -99.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per capita 0.007 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Mariana Islands was 53.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1990.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 62nd out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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