Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 32.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial and 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands is 32.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2020.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 24th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 32.1% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +211.5% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -66.8% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | -2.7% |
| 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 | 32.5% | 32.0% | 33.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 21 Congo 34.2% compare
- 22 Australia 33.5% compare
- 23 Seychelles 32.6% compare
- 25 Tanzania, United Republic of 32.3% compare
- 26 Cambodia 31.8% compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.9% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Terrestrial and 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2020.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 24th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and 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 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.