People not using improved drinking water sources in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People not using improved drinking water sources was 451.22 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Marshall Islands is 451.22 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not 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.
Marshall Islands ranks 161st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not 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% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 451.22 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 451.22 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,111 people, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 653.12 people compare
- 159 Bhutan 548.99 people compare
- 160 United States Virgin Islands 453.66 people compare
- 162 Anguilla 363.18 people compare
- 163 Qatar 336.07 people compare
- 164 Guadeloupe 277.28 people compare
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Marshall Islands?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 475.51 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources?
- Marshall Islands ranks 161st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.