How have things changed? in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: How have things changed? was 72.62 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed? in Northern Mariana Islands, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 72.62 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.2% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 406 metric tons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 72.62 metric tons, in 2024.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 200 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 200 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 200 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 200 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 200 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 150 metric tons | -25.0% |
| 1971 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 145 metric tons | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 143 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 143 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 98 metric tons | -31.5% |
| 1983 | 245 metric tons | +150.0% |
| 1984 | 345 metric tons | +40.8% |
| 1985 | 241 metric tons | -30.1% |
| 1986 | 311 metric tons | +29.0% |
| 1987 | 218 metric tons | -29.9% |
| 1988 | 227 metric tons | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 258 metric tons | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 175 metric tons | -32.2% |
| 1991 | 133 metric tons | -24.0% |
| 1992 | 153 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 147 metric tons | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 178 metric tons | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 193 metric tons | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 249 metric tons | +29.0% |
| 1997 | 264 metric tons | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 255 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 192 metric tons | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 336 metric tons | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 406 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 296 metric tons | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 172 metric tons | -41.9% |
| 2004 | 169 metric tons | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 214 metric tons | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 227 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 230 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 184 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 213 metric tons | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 153.24 metric tons | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 123 metric tons | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 132.55 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 189.2 metric tons | +42.7% |
| 2014 | 188.14 metric tons | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 137.44 metric tons | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 174.91 metric tons | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 154.71 metric tons | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 143.99 metric tons | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 122.3 metric tons | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 109.92 metric tons | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 210.69 metric tons | +91.7% |
| 2022 | 173.42 metric tons | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 102.55 metric tons | -40.9% |
| 2024 | 72.62 metric tons | -29.2% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 72.62 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 72.62 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96,821 metric tons, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? in Northern Mariana Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +150.0% | 98 metric tons | 245 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 200 metric tons | 200 metric tons | 200 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 149.5 metric tons | 145 metric tons | 150 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 222.9 metric tons | 98 metric tons | 345 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 193.9 metric tons | 133 metric tons | 264 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 244.7 metric tons | 169 metric tons | 406 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 151.95 metric tons | 122.3 metric tons | 189.2 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.84 metric tons | 72.62 metric tons | 210.69 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2018)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate -29.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0016 metric tons per person (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 19,474 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Northern Mariana Islands?
- How have things changed? in Northern Mariana Islands was 72.62 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 406 metric tons in 2001.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.62 metric tons in 2024.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for how have things changed??
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.