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Environment · East Asia & Pacific · High income

Northern Mariana Islands: environment and emissions

CO₂ per person is 0.00 t (2024), 197th of 203 in the world and 32nd of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. GHG per person is 0.09 t (2024), 203rd of 203 in the world and 37th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. GHG emissions is 0.0 Mt (2024), 200th of 203 in the world and 34th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.

CO₂ per person0.00 t2024 · world 197/203 · region 32/37GHG per person0.09 t2024 · world 203/203 · region 37/37GHG emissions0.0 Mt2024 · world 200/203 · region 34/37CO₂ emissions0.0 Mt2024 · world 201/203 · region 35/37
CO₂ per person
Northern Mariana IslandsEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
0.05.01015199520002005201020152020Northern Mariana Islands0.00 tEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
GHG per person
Northern Mariana IslandsEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
0.05.0101520199520002005201020152020Northern Mariana Islands0.09 tEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
11 indicators

Environment: Northern Mariana Islands in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
CO₂ per personCO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes0.00 t2024197/20332/370.00 t0.00 t0.00 t+18%since 20147.35 t9.75 t4.69 t
GHG per personGreenhouse gas emissions per person, t CO₂e0.09 t2024203/20337/370.06 t0.07 t0.08 t+27%since 20149.06 t12.50 t6.36 t
GHG emissionsTotal greenhouse gas emissions excl. land use, Mt CO₂e0.0 Mt2024200/20334/370.0 Mt0.0 Mt0.0 Mt+7.9%since 201421,426.8 Mt17,426.5 Mt53,206.4 Mt
CO₂ emissionsCO₂ emissions, total excl. land use, Mt0.0 Mt2024201/20335/370.0 Mt0.0 Mt0.0 Mt±0.0%since 201417,388.8 Mt13,596.6 Mt39,632.7 Mt
MethaneMethane emissions, Mt CO₂e0.0 Mt2024200/20334/370.0 Mt0.0 Mt0.0 Mt±0.0%since 20142,697.1 Mt2,534.1 Mt9,536.5 Mt
Renewable energyRenewable energy, % of final energy consumption0.5%2022198/21234/370.0%0.0%0.3%+0.5 ppsince 201214.8%12.8%19.7%
PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure, µg/m³2.7 µg/m³2023199/20033/333.9 µg/m³3.2 µg/m³2.4 µg/m³−25%since 201327.3 µg/m³13.0 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³
Forest coverForest area, % of land area53.3%202448/21417/3544.2%44.2%53.0%+2.1 ppsince 201427.3%36.2%31.1%
FarmlandAgricultural land, % of land area2.3%2024205/21035/366.5%3.7%1.6%−1.4 ppsince 201446.8%28.2%36.9%
Arable landArable land, % of land area0.3%2024200/20633/342.2%0.5%0.2%−0.2 ppsince 20148.7%9.0%10.7%
Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory32.4%202524/2136/36··32.0%−0.8 ppsince 201522.0%22.2%17.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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nearest countries

Northern Mariana Islands and its nearest countries

Northern Mariana Islands has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorNorthern Mariana IslandsGuamPalauMicronesiaJapan
CO₂ per person0.00 t20240.00 t202482.84 t20240.00 t20247.84 t2024
GHG per person0.09 t20240.11 t202486.68 t20240.54 t20248.58 t2024
GHG emissions0.0 Mt20240.0 Mt20241.5 Mt20240.1 Mt20241,063.3 Mt2024
CO₂ emissions0.0 Mt20240.0 Mt20241.5 Mt20240.0 Mt2024972.3 Mt2024
Methane0.0 Mt20240.0 Mt20240.0 Mt20240.0 Mt202450.9 Mt2024
Renewable energy0.5%20226.7%20220.9%20222.0%20228.8%2021
PM2.5 exposure2.7 µg/m³20233.5 µg/m³20234.9 µg/m³20233.5 µg/m³202311.5 µg/m³2023
Forest cover53.3%202452.3%202490.8%202492.1%202468.3%2024
Farmland2.3%202429.6%20249.3%20247.7%202412.6%2024
Guam: environmentPalau: environmentMicronesia: environmentJapan: environment
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