How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.9% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 0.8826 metric tons per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2023.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 161st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2891 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.3326 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3196 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.387 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4196 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5413 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5739 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5543 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4174 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7304 metric tons per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8826 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3739 metric tons per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3674 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4652 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4935 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.463 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3331 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2674 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2881 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4113 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2014 | 0.409 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2988 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3802 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3363 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.313 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2659 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2389 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.458 metric tons per square kilometre | +91.7% |
| 2022 | 0.377 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre | -40.9% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4261 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2891 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5739 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.532 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3674 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8826 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3303 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2659 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4113 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3242 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.458 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 158 Cuba 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 159 Hungary 0.2453 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 160 Puerto Rico 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 162 Suriname 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 163 Guyana 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 164 Kuwait 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8826 metric tons per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.