People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.2369 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana 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 Northern Mariana Islands is 0.2369 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 8.9 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2369 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 148th 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 square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 8.46 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.93 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.4 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 6.87 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 6.35 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 5.83 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 5.33 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 4.84 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 4.37 people per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 3.97 people per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 3.63 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 3.3 people per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 2.97 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 2.64 people per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 2.32 people per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 2 people per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 1.68 people per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 1.37 people per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 people per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7891 people per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5133 people per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2418 people per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2369 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.2369 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.2369 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre 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 | -52.9% | 0.5133 people per square kilometre | 0.2418 people per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -35.0% | 0.7891 people per square kilometre | 0.5133 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.63 people per square kilometre | 4.37 people per square kilometre | 8.9 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 people per square kilometre | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 3.97 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4453 people per square kilometre | 0.2369 people per square kilometre | 0.7891 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 145 Israel 0.3463 people per square kilometre compare
- 146 United Arab Emirates 0.3117 people per square kilometre compare
- 147 Mongolia 0.2648 people per square kilometre compare
- 149 Thailand 0.2082 people per square kilometre compare
- 150 Paraguay 0.2072 people per square kilometre compare
- 151 Libya 0.1876 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2018)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.4226 units per person (2022)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0016 metric tons per person (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 19,474 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.2369 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2369 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. 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 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.