People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -1.92 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Northern Mariana Islands, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Northern Mariana Islands is -1.92 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at -1.92 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -52.88 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 127th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -4.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -6.25 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
| 2003 | -6.71 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2004 | -7.17 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2005 | -7.63 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2006 | -8.11 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2007 | -8.61 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 2008 | -9.13 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2009 | -9.68 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2010 | -9.25 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2011 | -8.56 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2012 | -9.03 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2013 | -9.97 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 2014 | -11.07 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2015 | -12.34 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 2016 | -13.88 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2017 | -15.81 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 2018 | -18.35 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 2019 | -21.85 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2020 | -26.41 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 2021 | -34.95 % change on previous year | +32.3% |
| 2022 | -52.88 % change on previous year | +51.3% |
| 2023 | -2.03 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 2024 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's -1.92 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.2564 % change on previous year, 7.5× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's -1.92 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.92 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Northern Mariana Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +96.2% | -52.88 % change on previous year | -2.03 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.58 % change on previous year | -9.68 % change on previous year | -4.88 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -13.01 % change on previous year | -21.85 % change on previous year | -8.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -23.64 % change on previous year | -52.88 % change on previous year | -1.92 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 124 Kenya -1.72 % change on previous year compare
- 125 British Virgin Islands -1.8 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.83 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Mongolia -2 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Guatemala -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Burkina Faso -2.35 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2018)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.4226 units per person (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 19,474 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Northern Mariana Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Northern Mariana Islands was -1.92 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was -1.92 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.88 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 127th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.