Population using at least basic sanitation services in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 39.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
138th
of 174 countries
All-time high
39.4%
in 2022
All-time low
17.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 39.4% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Kiribati peaked at 39.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 138th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 39.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 39.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.5%, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 17.0% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 27.6% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 37.5% | 39.4% | 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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Kiribati?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Kiribati was 39.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Kiribati ranks 138th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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