Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 2.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 2.8% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2023.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 195th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.4% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +2841.2% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -92.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -63.6% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 2.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 13% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 2.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 18% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 3.4% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 2.8% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 192 Afghanistan 3.6% compare
- 193 Uruguay 3.1% compare
- 194 Maldives 3.0% compare
- 195 Sudan 2.8% compare
- 197 Faroe Islands 2.4% compare
- 197 North Korea 2.4% compare
- 197 Solomon Islands 2.4% compare
More climate change data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9218 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 40,135 (2025)
- Population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 43,541 (2025)
- Urban population growth -1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Northern Mariana Islands was 2.8% 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 protected areas recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2023.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 195th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.