Surface area (sq. km) in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Surface area (sq. km) was 457 sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
457 sq. km
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
191st
of 216 countries
All-time high
460 sq. km
in 1961
All-time low
457 sq. km
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area in Northern Mariana Islands, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 457 sq. km for surface area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 460 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 457 sq. km, in 2023.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Surface area (sq. km) in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 460 sq. km | — |
| 1962 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 460 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 457 sq. km | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 457 sq. km | +0.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 457 sq. km is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,689 sq. km, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 457 sq. km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,333 sq. km, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 458.8 sq. km | 457 sq. km | 460 sq. km | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Rural population 3,406 (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0782 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 7.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.0% (2025)
- Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre 1 sq. km per square kilometre (2024)
- Capture fishery production, per capita 0.0014 metric tons per person (2024)
- Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Capture fishery production, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Surface area in Northern Mariana Islands was 457 sq. km in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest surface area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 460 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 457 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for surface area?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 191st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.