Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.1567 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 0.1567 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 0.3662 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1567 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 102nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3662 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3642 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3577 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3505 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3345 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3184 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3022 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2861 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2702 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2546 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2421 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2332 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2249 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2163 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2073 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1982 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.189 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1797 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1703 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.167 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1649 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.163 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1599 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1567 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.1567 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1234 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3205 people per square kilometre | 0.2546 people per square kilometre | 0.3662 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2028 people per square kilometre | 0.167 people per square kilometre | 0.2421 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1611 people per square kilometre | 0.1567 people per square kilometre | 0.1649 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 99 Qatar 0.1645 people per square kilometre compare
- 100 Turkey 0.1622 people per square kilometre compare
- 101 Croatia 0.1613 people per square kilometre compare
- 103 Gabon 0.1295 people per square kilometre compare
- 104 Tonga 0.1234 people per square kilometre compare
- 105 Moldova 0.1231 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2018)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.4226 units per person (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 19,474 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.1567 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3662 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1567 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 102nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana 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.