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.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49,770 people | — |
| 2001 | 51,784 people | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 53,820 people | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 55,883 people | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 57,985 people | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 60,150 people | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 62,515 people | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 65,083 people | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 67,738 people | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 70,425 people | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 73,020 people | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 75,448 people | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 77,690 people | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 79,893 people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 82,066 people | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 84,253 people | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 86,577 people | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 89,009 people | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 91,462 people | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 93,947 people | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 96,704 people | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 99,554 people | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 102,681 people | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 104,549 people | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 106,361 people | +1.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 106,361 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.66 million people, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 106,361 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.