People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kiribati
Kiribati: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 106,361 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
The most recent figure for people using at least a basic drinking water source in Kiribati is 106,361 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Kiribati peaked at 106,361 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49,770 people, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 191st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59,515 people | 49,770 people | 70,425 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,336 people | 73,020 people | 93,947 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,970 people | 96,704 people | 106,361 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Kiribati
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8564 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0284 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0233 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Kiribati?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kiribati was 106,361 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 106,361 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,770 people in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Kiribati ranks 191st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.