People not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati
Kiribati: People not using improved drinking water sources was 22,104 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati, 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati stood at 22,104 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati peaked at 38,436 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21,987 people, in 2022.
That places Kiribati 115th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38,436 people | — |
| 2001 | 38,130 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 38,005 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 37,833 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 37,622 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 37,388 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 36,988 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 36,458 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 35,910 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 35,338 people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 34,705 people | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 33,924 people | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 33,003 people | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 32,018 people | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 30,974 people | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 29,893 people | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 28,821 people | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 27,745 people | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 26,632 people | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 25,486 people | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 24,366 people | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 23,217 people | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 21,987 people | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 22,052 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 22,104 people | +0.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 22,104 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,712 people, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 22,104 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,111 people, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,211 people | 35,338 people | 38,436 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,320 people | 25,486 people | 34,705 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,745 people | 21,987 people | 24,366 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati was 22,104 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 38,436 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,987 people in 2022.
- How does Kiribati rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Kiribati ranks 115th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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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.