Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Marshall Islands

Access to basic sanitation in the Marshall Islands in 2024 — 79%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.2 pp.

2024 79% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 136of 193
Period maximum 79%2024
Period minimum 74.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Marshall Islands, 2000–2024747678802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 74.7%2001: 74.9%2002: 75.1%2003: 75.2%2004: 75.4%2005: 75.8%2006: 76%2007: 76.3%2008: 76.5%2009: 76.8%2010: 77%2011: 77.2%2012: 77.4%2013: 77.6%2014: 77.8%2015: 77.9%2016: 78.1%2017: 78.2%2018: 78.4%2019: 78.5%2020: 78.6%2021: 78.7%2022: 78.8%2023: 78.9%2024: 79%
Change over the period: +4.2 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands 79%
World 82.2%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 75.5%
Access to basic sanitation — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 79 +0 pp
2023 78.9 +0.1 pp
2022 78.8 +0.1 pp
2021 78.7 +0.1 pp
2020 78.6 +0.1 pp
2019 78.5 +0.1 pp
2018 78.4 +0.1 pp
2017 78.2 +0.1 pp
2016 78.1 +0.2 pp
2015 77.9 +0.2 pp
2014 77.8 +0.2 pp
2013 77.6 +0.2 pp
2012 77.4 +0.2 pp
2011 77.2 +0.2 pp
2010 77 +0.2 pp
2009 76.8 +0.2 pp
2008 76.5 +0.2 pp
2007 76.3 +0.3 pp
2006 76 +0.3 pp
2005 75.8 +0.4 pp
2004 75.4 +0.2 pp
2003 75.2 +0.2 pp
2002 75.1 +0.2 pp
2001 74.9 +0.2 pp
2000 74.7

Micronesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.