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.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,394 people | — |
| 2001 | 28,171 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 28,240 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 28,280 people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 28,299 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 28,308 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28,073 people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 27,656 people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 27,241 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 26,826 people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 26,383 people | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 25,848 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 25,228 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 24,580 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 23,910 people | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 23,236 people | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 22,596 people | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 21,982 people | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 21,370 people | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 20,763 people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 20,210 people | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 19,669 people | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 19,096 people | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 19,080 people | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 19,052 people | -0.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 19,052 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 796,634 people, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 19,052 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 142,459 people, 13% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.