People not using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 3,566 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 3,566 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands peaked at 8,433 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,566 people, in 2024.
Marshall Islands ranks 149th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,433 people | — |
| 2001 | 8,409 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8,366 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8,308 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8,240 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 8,040 people | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 7,840 people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 7,637 people | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7,432 people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7,232 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 7,042 people | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 6,834 people | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6,589 people | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 6,321 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 6,045 people | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 5,767 people | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 5,489 people | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 5,212 people | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 4,940 people | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 4,675 people | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 4,418 people | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 4,169 people | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 3,934 people | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 3,713 people | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 3,566 people | -4.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 3,566 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 3,566 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,994 people | 7,232 people | 8,433 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,891 people | 4,675 people | 7,042 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,960 people | 3,566 people | 4,418 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands was 3,566 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8,433 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,566 people in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Marshall Islands ranks 149th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.