Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0682 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.0682 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.1382 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0682 people per person, in 2024.
Marshall Islands ranks 39th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1382 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1365 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1348 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1332 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1315 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1273 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1232 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1191 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1152 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1114 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1077 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1041 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1006 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0972 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0939 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0908 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0877 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0847 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0818 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.079 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0763 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0737 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0712 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0687 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0682 people per person | -0.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0682 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 25.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0682 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 people per person, 42.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.127 people per person | 0.1114 people per person | 0.1382 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0928 people per person | 0.079 people per person | 0.1077 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0717 people per person | 0.0682 people per person | 0.0763 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, per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.0682 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1382 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0682 people per person in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.