Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 45.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Kiribati is 45.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Kiribati peaked at 45.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 217th of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 45.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.0%, 78% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 45.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.8%, 49% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 29.4% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 38.6% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.3% | 45.2% | 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 proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Kiribati?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Kiribati was 45.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Kiribati ranks 217th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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