People not using improved drinking water sources in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: People not using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Northern Mariana Islands is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not 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.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 182nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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
- 179 Niue 34.32 people compare
- 180 Saint Martin (French part) 20.14 people compare
- 181 San Marino 0.0026 people compare
- 182 American Samoa 0 people compare
- 182 Andorra 0 people compare
- 182 Austria 0 people compare
- 182 Belgium 0 people compare
- 182 Bermuda 0 people compare
- 182 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 182 Brazil 0 people compare
- 182 Brunei 0 people compare
- 182 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 182 Curacao 0 people compare
- 182 Denmark 0 people compare
- 182 Estonia 0 people compare
- 182 Faroe Islands 0 people compare
- 182 Finland 0 people compare
- 182 France 0 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 0 people compare
- 182 Germany 0 people compare
- 182 Gibraltar 0 people compare
- 182 Greece 0 people compare
- 182 Greenland 0 people compare
- 182 Hong Kong 0 people compare
- 182 Hungary 0 people compare
- 182 Iceland 0 people compare
- 182 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 182 Israel 0 people compare
- 182 Kuwait 0 people compare
- 182 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 182 Macao 0 people compare
- 182 Monaco 0 people compare
- 182 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 182 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 182 Norway 0 people compare
- 182 Palestine 0 people compare
- 182 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 182 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 182 Romania 0 people compare
- 182 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 182 Singapore 0 people compare
- 182 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 182 South Korea 0 people compare
- 182 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 182 Thailand 0 people compare
- 182 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 182 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
- 182 United Kingdom 0 people compare
- 182 Uruguay 0 people compare
More environment data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0926 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0028 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 0.0023 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2022)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Northern Mariana Islands?
- People not 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 not 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 not 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 not using improved drinking water sources?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.