Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 6.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 6.8% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Marshall Islands peaked at 13.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 33rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More infrastructure data for Marshall Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15,913 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,947 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0486 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,947 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3971 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Marshall Islands?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Marshall Islands was 6.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Marshall Islands ranks 33rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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