People using at least basic sanitation services in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: People using at least basic sanitation services was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Northern Mariana Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 99.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 99.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2000.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 27th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.0% | — |
| 2001 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 94.0% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.6% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.2% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 24 Spain 99.9% compare
- 25 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 26 Italy 99.9% compare
- 28 Belarus 99.7% compare
- 29 Turkmenistan 99.7% compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 99.7% compare
More health data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 939.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 215 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 282 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 248 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 314 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 386 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Northern Mariana Islands?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Northern Mariana Islands was 99.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2000.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 27th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.