Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0294 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Marshall Islands stood at 0.0294 people per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.0294 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 people per person, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 16th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0249 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0251 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0253 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0255 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0257 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0259 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0261 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0263 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0265 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0267 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0269 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0271 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0273 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0275 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0277 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0279 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0281 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0283 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0284 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0286 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0288 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0289 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0291 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0293 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0294 people per person | +0.4% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0294 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 235.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0258 people per person | 0.0249 people per person | 0.0267 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0278 people per person | 0.0269 people per person | 0.0286 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0291 people per person | 0.0288 people per person | 0.0294 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 13 Chad 0.0379 people per person compare
- 14 South Sudan 0.0365 people per person compare
- 15 Central African Republic 0.0302 people per person compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0232 people per person compare
- 18 Djibouti 0.0213 people per person compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 0.0204 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.0294 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0294 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 people per person in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 16th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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)
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.