Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 63.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Kiribati is 63.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Kiribati peaked at 63.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 145th out of 178 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.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 63.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 63.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.4% | 43.0% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 52.7% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 61.8% | 63.6% | 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Kiribati?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Kiribati was 63.6% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Kiribati ranks 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.