People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Kiribati
Kiribati: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 114,222 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
Kiribati recorded 114,222 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Kiribati peaked at 114,222 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80,191 people, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 103rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80,191 people | — |
| 2001 | 81,555 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 83,151 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 84,723 people | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 86,289 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 87,885 people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 89,447 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 91,017 people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 92,666 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 94,381 people | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 96,076 people | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 97,497 people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 98,636 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 99,692 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 100,679 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 101,657 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 102,777 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 104,005 people | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 105,234 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 106,478 people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 108,004 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 109,605 people | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 111,036 people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 112,661 people | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 114,222 people | +1.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 114,222 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.56 million people, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 114,222 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97,987 people, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87,131 people | 80,191 people | 94,381 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,273 people | 96,076 people | 106,478 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,106 people | 108,004 people | 114,222 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 149,141 people compare
- 101 Qatar 141,897 people compare
- 102 United Kingdom 122,408 people compare
- 104 Austria 101,101 people compare
- 105 Lithuania 93,391 people compare
- 106 Montenegro 92,574 people compare
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 safely managed drinking water sources in Kiribati?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Kiribati was 114,222 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 114,222 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,191 people in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Kiribati ranks 103rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.