Forest land — Share in Land area in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Forest land — Share in Land area was 53.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Northern Mariana Islands is 53.3 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 53.3 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.17 %, in 1991.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 47th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.17 % | — |
| 1992 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.93 % | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 47.69 % | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 49.44 % | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 51.2 % | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 52.96 % | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 52.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.3 % | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 53.3 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.17 % | 44.17 % | 44.17 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.17 % | 44.17 % | 44.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.32 % | 44.17 % | 52.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.1 % | 52.96 % | 53.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 44 Saint Lucia 53.75 % compare
- 45 Colombia 53.71 % compare
- 46 Marshall Islands 53.65 % compare
- 48 Cayman Islands 53 % compare
- 49 Honduras 52.83 % compare
- 50 Peru 52.7 % 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 24 m3 (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 89 1000 USD (2024)
- Fibreboard — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Fibreboard — Import value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value 355 1000 USD (2024)
- Veneer sheets — Import value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 389 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Forest land — share in land area in Northern Mariana Islands was 53.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.17 % in 1991.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 — Share in 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.