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Northern Mariana Islands — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2023.
Latest value · 2023
52.96%
Forest Area (% of Land Area) · % of land area · -27.2% since 1991
Forest area for Northern Mariana Islands was 52.96% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1991 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 72.71% in 1991. The lowest was 52.96% in 2016 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.99% per year.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 42 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 20%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 47.72%, so Northern Mariana Islands sits above it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 27% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 18%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
52.96%
First (1991)
72.71%
Change
-27.2%
Highest
72.71%
in 1991
Lowest
52.96%
in 2016
Average
64.66%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.99%
Years of data
33
Recent years
| Year | % of land area |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 52.96% |
| 2022 | 52.96% |
| 2021 | 52.96% |
| 2020 | 52.96% |
| 2019 | 52.96% |
| 2018 | 52.96% |
| 2017 | 52.96% |
| 2016 | 52.96% |
| 2015 | 64.11% |
| 2014 | 64.47% |
| 2013 | 64.83% |
| 2012 | 65.19% |
Reading this correctly. Land under naturally regenerated or planted stands of trees of at least five meters in situ, as a share of total land area. Figures are in % of land area. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.