Forest land — Area in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Forest land — Area was 24.36 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Northern Mariana Islands is 24.36 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 24.36 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.32 1000 ha, in 1991.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 202nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.32 1000 ha | — |
| 1992 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.13 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 21.94 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 22.74 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 23.55 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 24.36 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 24.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 24.36 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 24.36 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.32 1000 ha | 20.32 1000 ha | 20.32 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.32 1000 ha | 20.32 1000 ha | 20.32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.15 1000 ha | 20.32 1000 ha | 24.36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.36 1000 ha | 24.36 1000 ha | 24.36 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.56 1000 ha compare
- 200 Guam 28.27 1000 ha compare
- 201 Seychelles 26.52 1000 ha compare
- 203 United States Virgin Islands 20.66 1000 ha compare
- 204 Niue 18.87 1000 ha compare
- 205 Andorra 18.22 1000 ha 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0083 t per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity 148 m3 (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 91 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 148 m3 (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 89 1000 USD (2024)
- Fibreboard — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 604.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fibreboard — Import value 0 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Forest land — area in Northern Mariana Islands was 24.36 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 24.36 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.32 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for forest land — area?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 202nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.