Basic sanitation access in Marshall Islands

79.0% of people in Marshall Islands used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Marshall Islands, 2024 79.0% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 78.9%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 136th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Marshall Islands over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Marshall IslandsWorld
2024 79.0% 82.2%
2023 78.9% 81.5%
2022 78.8% 80.4%
2021 78.7% 79.4%
2020 78.6% 78.3%
2019 78.5% 77.2%
2018 78.4% 76.0%
2017 78.2% 74.9%
2016 78.1% 73.8%
2015 77.9% 72.6%
2014 77.8% 71.4%
2013 77.6% 70.2%
2012 77.4% 68.9%
2011 77.2% 67.8%
2010 77.0% 66.7%
2009 76.8% 65.5%
2008 76.5% 64.3%
2007 76.3% 63.1%
2006 76.0% 61.9%
2005 75.8% 60.7%
2004 75.4% 59.6%
2003 75.2% 58.4%
2002 75.1% 57.3%
2001 74.9% 55.6%
2000 74.7% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 78.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 77.8%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Marshall Islands has the 136th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Marshall Islands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene