People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kiribati
Kiribati: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 19,052 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 people.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 19,052 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kiribati peaked at 28,394 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19,052 people, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 106th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,949 people | 26,826 people | 28,394 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,590 people | 20,763 people | 26,383 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,422 people | 19,052 people | 20,210 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Kiribati
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8564 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0284 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0233 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kiribati?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kiribati was 19,052 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 28,394 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,052 people in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Kiribati ranks 106th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.