People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0024 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0024 people per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 0.0599 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 people per person, in 2023.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 152nd of 214 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0599 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0573 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0546 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.052 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0494 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0468 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0442 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0416 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.039 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0364 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0338 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0311 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0285 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0259 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0233 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0207 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0181 people per person | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0155 people per person | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 people per person | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 people per person | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 people per person | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 0.005 people per person | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 people per person | -52.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 people per person | +0.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.0024 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 4.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.0024 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 10% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -52.0% | 0.005 people per person | 0.0024 people per person |
| 2021 | -34.2% | 0.0076 people per person | 0.005 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0481 people per person | 0.0364 people per person | 0.0599 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.022 people per person | 0.0102 people per person | 0.0338 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0076 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 149 Estonia 0.0028 people per person compare
- 150 Sri Lanka 0.0027 people per person compare
- 151 South Korea 0.0027 people per person compare
- 153 Belarus 0.0023 people per person compare
- 154 Saudi Arabia 0.0022 people per person compare
- 155 United Arab Emirates 0.0021 people per person 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, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.0024 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0599 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 people per person in 2023.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 152nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.6%. 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, 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)
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 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.