Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 15.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Kiribati, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Kiribati is 15.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Kiribati peaked at 15.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 142nd out of 147 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 | 10.4% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.6% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 5 |
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More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 Β°C (2025)
- Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Agricultural land β Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,184 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 41.92 % (2024)
- Cropland β Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land β Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Roundwood β Import value 289 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent crops β Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Kiribati?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Kiribati was 15.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Kiribati ranks 142nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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