Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 14.83 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 14.83 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands peaked at 38.93 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.83 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 18th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.93 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 38.77 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 38.52 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 38.2 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.84 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 36.71 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 35.57 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 34.44 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 33.3 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 32.2 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 31.14 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 30.02 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 28.74 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 27.37 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 25.99 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 24.61 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 23.24 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 21.9 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 20.59 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 19.33 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 18.11 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 16.94 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 15.85 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 14.83 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 14.83 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 123.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 14.83 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1234 people per square kilometre, 120.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.45 people per square kilometre | 32.2 people per square kilometre | 38.93 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.29 people per square kilometre | 19.33 people per square kilometre | 31.14 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.43 people per square kilometre | 14.83 people per square kilometre | 18.11 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 15 Eritrea 17.29 people per square kilometre compare
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 17.14 people per square kilometre compare
- 17 Madagascar 14.85 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 Micronesia (country) 14.71 people per square kilometre compare
- 20 Niger 13.78 people per square kilometre compare
- 21 Solomon Islands 13.02 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands was 14.83 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.93 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.83 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Marshall Islands ranks 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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
Sanitation facilities usage 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.