Marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Marine protected areas was 32.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 32.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2020.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 16th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 32.1% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +211.5% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -66.8% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.6% | 32.1% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 32.0% | 33.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 13 Belgium 38.3% compare
- 14 Netherlands 33.5% compare
- 15 Seychelles 32.6% compare
- 17 New Zealand 30.4% compare
- 18 Costa Rica 28.4% compare
- 19 Denmark 27.1% compare
More climate change data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 40,135 (2025)
- Urban population 92.2% (2025)
- Urban population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 43,541 (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0023 (2024)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands was 32.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2020.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for marine protected areas?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 16th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.