How have things changed?, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0016 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 0.0016 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 0.02 metric tons per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 metric tons per person, in 2024.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0195 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0188 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0186 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0191 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.02 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | -26.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0133 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0102 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.01 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0088 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | -39.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | +124.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | +27.3% |
| 1985 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -36.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | -35.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -35.4% |
| 1991 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -25.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +68.8% |
| 2001 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | -25.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -40.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +44.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +93.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -39.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -27.8% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.0016 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 12% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.0016 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 | +124.1% | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 0.0098 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0192 metric tons per person | 0.0186 metric tons per person | 0.02 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0108 metric tons per person | 0.0088 metric tons per person | 0.0147 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 metric tons per person | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 0.0125 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 0.006 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 174 Niger 0.0019 metric tons per person compare
- 175 Israel 0.0017 metric tons per person compare
- 176 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0017 metric tons per person compare
- 178 Aruba 0.0016 metric tons per person compare
- 179 Belgium 0.0015 metric tons per person compare
- 180 Haiti 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2018)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.4226 units per person (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 19,474 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.0016 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 metric tons per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.