Northern Mariana Islands - Vulnerability to sea level rise

Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)

Definition: Rural land area below 5m is the total rural land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
14.00
16.00
Year Value
1990 14.40
2000 14.40
2010 14.40

Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

Definition: Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
Year Value
1990 2.95
2000 2.95
2010 2.95

Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)

Definition: Urban land area below 5m is the total urban land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.000
0.100
0.200
0.300
0.400
0.500
0.600
0.700
0.800
Year Value
1990 0.712
2000 0.712
2010 0.712

Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

Definition: Urban land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the urban land elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.000
0.020
0.040
0.060
0.080
0.100
0.120
0.140
0.160
0.180
Year Value
1990 0.146
2000 0.146
2010 0.146

Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

Definition: Land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
Year Value
1990 3.10
2000 3.10
2010 3.10

Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Definition: Rural population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
Year Value
1990 1.59
2000 1.59
2010 1.55

Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Definition: Urban population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.000
0.050
0.100
0.150
0.200
0.250
0.300
0.350
Year Value
1990 0.301
2000 0.300
2010 0.302

Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Definition: Population below 5m is the percentage of the total population living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
Year Value
1990 1.89
2000 1.89
2010 1.85

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use