Forest area in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Forest area was 53.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 53.0%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 72.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2016.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 42nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Forest area in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.7% | — |
| 1992 | 72.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 71.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 70.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 70.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 69.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.3% | 69.8% | 72.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 66.3% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 53.0% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 39 Latvia 55.0% compare
- 40 Belize 54.5% compare
- 41 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54.2% compare
- 43 Colombia 52.8% compare
- 44 Cayman Islands 52.5% compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 52.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0782 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 7.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.0% (2025)
- Rural population 3,406 (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 11 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 11 metric tons (2024)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 7.88 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -68.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Forest area in Northern Mariana Islands was 53.0% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2016.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for forest area?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.