People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.095 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.095 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.1663 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.095 people per person, in 2024.
Marshall Islands ranks 68th of 214 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, per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1663 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1645 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1627 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1609 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1591 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1549 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1508 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1468 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1428 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.139 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1353 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1317 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1281 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1247 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1214 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1182 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1151 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.112 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1091 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1062 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1035 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1008 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0982 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0956 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.095 people per person | -0.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.095 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 3.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.095 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 3.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1548 people per person | 0.139 people per person | 0.1663 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1202 people per person | 0.1062 people per person | 0.1353 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0986 people per person | 0.095 people per person | 0.1035 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 65 Cape Verde 0.1007 people per person compare
- 66 Panama 0.0961 people per person compare
- 67 Micronesia (country) 0.0955 people per person compare
- 69 Romania 0.0917 people per person compare
- 70 Faroe Islands 0.0912 people per person compare
- 71 Laos 0.0873 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Marshall Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.095 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1663 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.095 people per person in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People 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.