People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 20.63 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands is 20.63 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands peaked at 46.85 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.63 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Marshall Islands 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.85 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 46.72 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 46.48 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.15 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 45.78 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 44.67 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 43.55 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 42.43 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 41.29 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 40.18 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 39.12 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 37.97 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 36.6 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 35.12 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 33.58 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 32.04 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 30.5 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 28.96 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 27.44 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 25.97 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 24.55 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 23.16 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 21.86 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 20.63 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 20.63 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 12.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 20.63 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.41 people per square kilometre | 40.18 people per square kilometre | 46.85 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.73 people per square kilometre | 25.97 people per square kilometre | 39.12 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.55 people per square kilometre | 20.63 people per square kilometre | 24.55 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 34 Cameroon 21.47 people per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nauru 21.29 people per square kilometre compare
- 36 Afghanistan 21.14 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 Eritrea 20.21 people per square kilometre compare
- 39 Senegal 20.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cayman Islands 20.15 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Marshall Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands was 20.63 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 46.85 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.63 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Marshall Islands ranks 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.