Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Northern Mariana Islands

Protected areas in the Northern Mariana Islands in 2025 — 32.4%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2025 32.4% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 24of 213
Period maximum 100%2014
Period minimum 32%2020

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Northern Mariana Islands, 2013–2025025507510020132015201720192021202320252013: 32.1%2014: 100%2015: 33.2%2016: 33.2%2017: 33.2%2018: 33.2%2019: 33.2%2020: 32%2021: 33.1%2022: 33.1%2023: 32.2%2024: 32.4%2025: 32.4%
Change over the period: +0.3 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands 32.4%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Northern Mariana Islands, by year Northern Mariana Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.4 +0 pp
2024 32.4 +0.2 pp
2023 32.2 −0.9 pp
2022 33.1 +0 pp
2021 33.1 +1.1 pp
2020 32 −1.2 pp
2019 33.2 +0 pp
2018 33.2 +0 pp
2017 33.2 +0 pp
2016 33.2 +0 pp
2015 33.2 −66.8 pp
2014 100 +67.9 pp
2013 32.1

Micronesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.