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Northern Mariana Islands

Location

  • Geographical region: Micronesia, Oceania
  • SDG region: SDG Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
  • Small Island Developing States

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 460 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 7% agriculture, 53% forest and 40% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 49,551 people (2022)
  • Population density: 125 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 107% lives in urban areas and 10% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 0 USD per year ()
  • GDP per capita: 0 USD per year ()
  • Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 0% from services and 0% from industry ()
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SDG 6 snapshot in Northern Mariana Islands

  • Drinking water

    91 % of the population in Northern Mariana Islands uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Northern Mariana Islands uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Northern Mariana Islands has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Northern Mariana Islands is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Northern Mariana Islands has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Northern Mariana Islands (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in Northern Mariana Islands is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    --- % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Northern Mariana Islands (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    100 % of the water basins in Northern Mariana Islands is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Northern Mariana Islands in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Northern Mariana Islands (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Northern Mariana Islands, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Northern Mariana Islands, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Northern Mariana Islands, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Northern Mariana Islands, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Northern Mariana Islands, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Northern Mariana Islands (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Northern Mariana Islands, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Northern Mariana Islands (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Northern Mariana Islands, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: (mm/year) ()

Renewable water resources: m3 per capita ()

Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Northern Mariana Islands, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Northern Mariana Islands, by sector

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Northern Mariana Islands, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Northern Mariana Islands, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Northern Mariana Islands, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Northern Mariana Islands, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Northern Mariana Islands

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Northern Mariana Islands, progress over time, by sub-sector