Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Northern Mariana Islands

Access to basic sanitation in the Northern Mariana Islands in 2024 — 99.8%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.7 pp.

2024 99.8% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 27of 193
Period maximum 99.8%2022
Period minimum 94%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Northern Mariana Islands, 2000–20249496981002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 94%2001: 94.3%2002: 94.5%2003: 94.8%2004: 95.1%2005: 95.3%2006: 95.6%2007: 95.8%2008: 96.1%2009: 96.4%2010: 96.6%2011: 96.9%2012: 97.1%2013: 97.4%2014: 97.7%2015: 97.9%2016: 98.2%2017: 98.5%2018: 98.7%2019: 99%2020: 99.2%2021: 99.5%2022: 99.8%2023: 99.8%2024: 99.8%
Change over the period: +5.7 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Mariana Islands 99.8%
World 82.2%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 75.5%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Northern Mariana Islands, by year Northern Mariana Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.8 +0 pp
2023 99.8 +0 pp
2022 99.8 +0.3 pp
2021 99.5 +0.3 pp
2020 99.2 +0.3 pp
2019 99 +0.3 pp
2018 98.7 +0.3 pp
2017 98.5 +0.3 pp
2016 98.2 +0.3 pp
2015 97.9 +0.3 pp
2014 97.7 +0.3 pp
2013 97.4 +0.3 pp
2012 97.1 +0.3 pp
2011 96.9 +0.3 pp
2010 96.6 +0.3 pp
2009 96.4 +0.3 pp
2008 96.1 +0.3 pp
2007 95.8 +0.3 pp
2006 95.6 +0.3 pp
2005 95.3 +0.3 pp
2004 95.1 +0.3 pp
2003 94.8 +0.3 pp
2002 94.5 +0.3 pp
2001 94.3 +0.3 pp
2000 94

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.