Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 6.31 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 6.31 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands peaked at 7.82 people per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.31 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Marshall Islands 8th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.02 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 7.13 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.23 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.31 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.39 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 7.46 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 7.54 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.66 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.72 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.78 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.82 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.8 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.74 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.66 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.56 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.44 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.3 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 7.15 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.99 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.83 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 6.65 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.48 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.31 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 6.31 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 1343.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.41 people per square kilometre | 7.02 people per square kilometre | 7.72 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.53 people per square kilometre | 6.99 people per square kilometre | 7.82 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.57 people per square kilometre | 6.31 people per square kilometre | 6.83 people per square kilometre | 4 |
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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands was 6.31 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.82 people per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Marshall Islands ranks 8th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 urban areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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.
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.