Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 1.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 1.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2013.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 126th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 20.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9%, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 1.3% compare
- 124 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.3%
- 125 Jamaica 1.3% compare
- 127 El Salvador 1.2% compare
- 128 Cook Islands 1.2% compare
- 129 Aruba 1.2% compare
More reference data data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Consumer price index 116.64 2010 = 100 (2017)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.4% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.5% (2024)
- Land area in hectares 3,400 hectares (2023)
- Land area in square kilometers, per square kilometre 1 sq. km per square kilometre (2023)
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita 0.0008 sq. km per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 1.2% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 126th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.