People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 126.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 26 Benin 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Vanuatu 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Liberia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
More population data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6398 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.592 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.269 (2100)
- Population density 90.51 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,869 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.269 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1106 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands?
- People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People practicing open defecation of population 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.
People practicing open defecation of population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People practicing open defecation of population 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
People practicing open defecation of population 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.