People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0517 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Marshall Islands is 0.0517 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.1276 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0517 people per person, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 75th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1276 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1255 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1234 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1213 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1193 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1148 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1105 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1063 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1022 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0981 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0942 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0904 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0867 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0831 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0796 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0762 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0729 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0697 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0666 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0637 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0608 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0579 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0552 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0526 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0517 people per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1149 people per person | 0.0981 people per person | 0.1276 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0783 people per person | 0.0637 people per person | 0.0942 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0556 people per person | 0.0517 people per person | 0.0608 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 72 Saint Lucia 0.0579 people per person compare
- 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0569 people per person compare
- 74 South Africa 0.0517 people per person compare
- 76 Armenia 0.0509 people per person compare
- 77 Honduras 0.0459 people per person compare
- 78 Latvia 0.0434 people per person compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Marshall Islands?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Marshall Islands was 0.0517 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1276 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0517 people per person in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Marshall Islands ranks 75th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.