Land area in hectares, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Land area in hectares, per capita was 1.02 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area in hectares, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area in hectares, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 1.02 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 1.04 hectares per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6729 hectares per person, in 2000.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.04 hectares per person | — |
| 1992 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9844 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9548 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8896 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8128 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.75 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6979 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6729 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6766 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6888 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7031 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7194 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7377 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7581 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7804 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8049 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8315 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8504 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8581 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8641 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8719 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8816 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.893 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.906 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9208 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9373 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9558 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9679 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9792 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9983 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 hectares per person | +2.1% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 1.02 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 1.02 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.905 hectares per person | 0.6979 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7374 hectares per person | 0.6729 hectares per person | 0.8315 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8939 hectares per person | 0.8504 hectares per person | 0.9558 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9911 hectares per person | 0.9679 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 4 |
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 (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2018)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth -41.02 % change on previous year (1999)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0002 metric tons per person (2024)
- Foreign aid received, annual growth rate -41.02 % change on previous year (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands was 1.02 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 hectares per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6729 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.