People using improved drinking water sources in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: People using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
193rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
2,403 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in Northern Mariana 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 Northern Mariana Islands stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 2,403 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,403 people | — |
| 2001 | 2,261 people | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2,095 people | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 1,929 people | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 1,764 people | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 1,602 people | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,445 people | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 1,292 people | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1,144 people | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 1,003 people | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 878.52 people | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 769.28 people | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 663.22 people | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 557.5 people | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 452.68 people | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 349.49 people | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 248.43 people | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 149.95 people | -39.6% |
| 2018 | 54.48 people | -63.7% |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,694 people | 1,003 people | 2,403 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 412.35 people | 0 people | 878.52 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
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- 193 Bermuda 0 people
- 193 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 193 Brunei Darussalam 0 people compare
- 193 Curaçao 0 people compare
- 193 Faroe Islands 0 people
- 193 French Polynesia 0 people
- 193 Germany 0 people compare
- 193 Gibraltar 0 people
- 193 Greece 0 people compare
- 193 Greenland 0 people
- 193 Grenada 0 people compare
- 193 Hong Kong, China 0 people compare
- 193 Hungary 0 people compare
- 193 Iceland 0 people compare
- 193 Iraq 0 people compare
- 193 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 193 Kuwait 0 people
- 193 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 193 Luxembourg 0 people compare
- 193 Macau, China 0 people
- 193 Malta 0 people compare
- 193 Monaco 0 people
- 193 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 193 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 193 Norway 0 people compare
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- 193 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 193 Singapore 0 people
- 193 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 193 Korea 0 people compare
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More environment data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 10.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 8.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 45 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -53.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0033 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -53.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0033 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Northern Mariana Islands?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Northern Mariana Islands was 0 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,403 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Mariana 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.