Annual area burnt per wildfire in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Annual area burnt per wildfire was 266 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual area burnt per wildfire in Northern Mariana Islands, 2012–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 266 for annual area burnt per wildfire in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt per wildfire in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 354 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 177.5, in 2017.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 91st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Annual area burnt per wildfire in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 195.67 | — |
| 2013 | 278.5 | +42.3% |
| 2016 | 208.5 | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 177.5 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 329 | +85.4% |
| 2019 | 284 | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 354 | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 259 | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 202 | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 266 | +31.7% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 266 is above the median for high income countries, which is 212.67, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 266 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 286.12, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 245.53 | 177.5 | 329 | 6 |
| 2020s | 270.25 | 202 | 354 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2018)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.1106 % change on previous year (2025)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0016 metric tons per person (2024)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt per wildfire in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Annual area burnt per wildfire in Northern Mariana Islands was 266 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt per wildfire recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 354 in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt per wildfire recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 177.5 in 2017.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for annual area burnt per wildfire?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 91st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual area burnt per wildfire rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt per wildfire. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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