Population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati is 23.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati peaked at 23.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 76th out of 99 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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 23.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 57% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 23.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 53% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 9.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.7% | 23.7% | 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 safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati was 23.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Kiribati ranks 76th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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