Northern Mariana Islands: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2021 US$ of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Northern Mariana Islands' carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2021 US$ of GDP) fell US$0.0000186 on 2021 (from US$0.00013 to US$0.000112).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +US$0.00000357 and a typical year strayed about US$0.0000138 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$0.0000397 in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was US$0.0000248 in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Northern Mariana Islands in the 2022 ranking

• Syrian Arab Republic — 1st of 5: US$1.94
• American Samoa — 2nd of 5: US$0.000151
• Guam — 4th of 5: US$0.0000524
• Virgin Islands (US) — 5th of 5: US$0.0000513

What this measures

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.

Limitations: Global GHG emissions are currently not directly measurable, but approaches for their estimation exist, and numerous sources exist to supply data for this indicator. Reputable scientific organizations produce these data for use for research, policy analysis, climate negotiations, and broader public communications. The estimated accuracy from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes are quite high, as quantities of fossil fuels and other emissive materials (such as cement and steel) produced are well known. For these sectors, emissions estimates are roughly accurate to within 10% when aggregated to the global level and between 4% and 35% at the country level (Crippa et al., 2023).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average using gdp as weights.

All 21 values

Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2021 US$ of GDP) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — US$0.000151 (2022)
• Australia — US$0.23 (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$0.68 (2024)
• Cambodia — US$0.5 (2024)
• China — US$0.71 (2024)
• Fiji — US$0.27 (2024)
• French Polynesia — US$0.17 (2024)
• Guam — US$0.0000524 (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China

More environment data for Northern Mariana Islands

• Rural population — 3,406 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 7.82% (2025)
• Urban population — 40,135 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 92.18% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 11 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 61.62 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 72.62 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — -2.98% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — -1.57% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Northern Mariana Islands's carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2021 US$ of GDP)?

US$0.000112 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 79.21% from US$0.0000622 in 2002 (2.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$0.000137 in 2020 and the lowest US$0.000062 in 2003.

Is the latest change in carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2021 US$ of GDP) unusual for Northern Mariana Islands?

In 2022, Northern Mariana Islands' carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2021 US$ of GDP) fell US$0.0000186 on 2021 (from US$0.00013 to US$0.000112). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +US$0.00000357 and a typical year strayed about US$0.0000138 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.RT.GDP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, uri: https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2024, publisher: JRC European Commission, date published: 2024; International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://edgar.j… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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