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.
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
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.1065 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0027 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0005 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
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.