Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Northern Mariana Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Northern Mariana Islands is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 94th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 91 Croatia 0.2% compare
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 93 Cuba 0.2% compare
- 95 Samoa 0.2% compare
- 96 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
- 97 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20,474 (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.02 per 100 people (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19,474 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 42.26 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4226 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 19,474 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3202 units per person (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 20,474 (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.2% 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 94th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana 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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