People using improved drinking water sources in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People using improved drinking water sources was 451.22 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Marshall Islands stood at 451.22 people.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Marshall Islands peaked at 475.51 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 312.06 people, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 158th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 312.06 people | — |
| 2001 | 316.06 people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 319.36 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 322.11 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 324.48 people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 340.95 people | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 357.3 people | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 373.38 people | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 389.14 people | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 404.83 people | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 420.81 people | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 435.44 people | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 446.92 people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 455.83 people | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 462.91 people | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 468.38 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 472.28 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 474.59 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 475.51 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 475.3 people | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 474.05 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 471.57 people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 468.85 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 465.82 people | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 451.22 people | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 345.97 people | 312.06 people | 404.83 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 458.8 people | 420.81 people | 475.51 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 466.3 people | 451.22 people | 474.05 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 13 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 43 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity 6,235 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity 5,990 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Marshall Islands?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Marshall Islands was 451.22 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 475.51 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 312.06 people in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Marshall Islands ranks 158th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.