Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 90.5 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
90.5
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
159th
of 225 countries
All-time high
90.5
in 2024
All-time low
83.37
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 83.42001: 83.62002: 83.72003: 83.92004: 84.12005: 84.52006: 84.92007: 85.32008: 85.72009: 86.12010: 86.52011: 86.82012: 87.22013: 87.52014: 87.92015: 88.22016: 88.52017: 88.82018: 89.12019: 89.42020: 89.72021: 89.92022: 90.22023: 90.42024: 90.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Marshall Islands recorded 90.5 for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands peaked at 90.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.37, in 2000.

Marshall Islands ranks 159th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.52 83.37 86.1 10
2010s 87.98 86.47 89.38 10
2020s 90.14 89.65 90.5 5

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 156 Laos 91.27 compare
  2. 157 Faroe Islands 90.88 compare
  3. 158 Romania 90.81 compare
  4. 160 Micronesia (country) 90.45 compare
  5. 161 Panama 90.39 compare
  6. 162 Cape Verde 89.93 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands?
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Marshall Islands was 90.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 90.5 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 83.37 in 2000.
How does Marshall Islands rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
Marshall Islands ranks 159th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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