Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0388 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.0388 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.1133 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0388 people per person, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 51st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1133 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1114 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1095 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1077 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1059 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1014 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0971 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0928 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0887 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0847 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0808 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.077 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0733 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0697 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0662 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0629 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0596 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0565 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0534 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0504 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0476 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0448 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0421 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0395 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0388 people per person | -1.6% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0388 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 31.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0388 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 people per person, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1012 people per person | 0.0847 people per person | 0.1133 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.065 people per person | 0.0504 people per person | 0.0808 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0426 people per person | 0.0388 people per person | 0.0476 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.0388 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1133 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0388 people per person in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 51st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.