Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 85.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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 %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 85.8% for share of urban population using at least basic water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Marshall Islands peaked at 86.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 167th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.2% | 86.1% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 85.8% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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 share of urban population using at least basic water services in Marshall Islands?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Marshall Islands was 85.8% 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 share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Marshall Islands ranks 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.