Northern Mariana Islands

Country profile

Air pollution (PM2.5)
1.50
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
240th of 241 countries

Energy

Energy use per person

0.00 kWh/person/year · 2023
211th highest of 216 · 2023
-10119801990200020102020

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Forest area

53.0 % of land · 2025
+8.8 pp since 199550th highest of 212 · 2025
020401990200020102020Worldhigh 2015

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.58 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-16% since 1994238th highest of 244 · 2024
00.20.40.6200020102020low 2023

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

2.80 % of land area · 2024
-0.6 pp since 2013194th highest of 213 · 2024
050100201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

32.4 % of territorial waters · 2024
+0.3 pp since 201315th highest of 174 · 2024
050100201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

92.2 % living in cities · 2025
+2.6 pp since 199534th highest of 236 · 2025
0501960198020002020Worldlow 1951

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Safely managed drinking water

81.5 % of population · 2024
+1.8 pp since 200083rd highest of 159 · 2024
05020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2019

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

1.50 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
-17% since 1998240th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2015low 2020

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.