People not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): People not using improved sanitation facilities was 475.35 people in 2017. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 475.35 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2017.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 497.16 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 437.05 people, in 2013.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 167th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 497.16 people | — |
| 2001 | 487.03 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 481.29 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 477.44 people | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 473.31 people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 469 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 464.54 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 459.74 people | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 454.59 people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 449.12 people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 442.87 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 438.62 people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 437.61 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 437.05 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 447.02 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 456.76 people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 466.24 people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 475.35 people | +2.0% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 475.35 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 475.35 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 471.32 people | 449.12 people | 497.16 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 450.19 people | 437.05 people | 475.35 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 164 American Samoa 730.22 people compare
- 165 United States Virgin Islands 629.25 people compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 600.55 people
- 168 Nauru 428.55 people compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 369.72 people compare
- 170 Tuvalu 299.62 people compare
More reference data data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Consumer price index 116.64 2010 = 100 (2017)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0058 metric tons per person (2024)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.8% (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 12 people (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 475.35 people in 2017, 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 497.16 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 437.05 people in 2013.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 167th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.