Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Kiribati

Kiribati: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking was 20.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.87
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 105 countries
All-time high
20.87
in 2022
All-time low
15.99
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Kiribati, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 162001: 16.22002: 16.42003: 16.72004: 16.92005: 17.12006: 17.32007: 17.52008: 17.82009: 182010: 18.22011: 18.42012: 18.72013: 18.92014: 19.12015: 19.32016: 19.52017: 19.82018: 202019: 20.22020: 20.42021: 20.72022: 20.92023: 20.92024: 20.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 20.87 for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Kiribati peaked at 20.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.99, in 2000.

Kiribati ranks 100th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services in Kiribati, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 15.99
2001 16.21 +1.4%
2002 16.43 +1.4%
2003 16.65 +1.4%
2004 16.88 +1.3%
2005 17.1 +1.3%
2006 17.32 +1.3%
2007 17.54 +1.3%
2008 17.76 +1.3%
2009 17.99 +1.3%
2010 18.21 +1.2%
2011 18.43 +1.2%
2012 18.65 +1.2%
2013 18.87 +1.2%
2014 19.1 +1.2%
2015 19.32 +1.2%
2016 19.54 +1.1%
2017 19.76 +1.1%
2018 19.98 +1.1%
2019 20.21 +1.1%
2020 20.43 +1.1%
2021 20.65 +1.1%
2022 20.87 +1.1%
2023 20.87 +0.0%
2024 20.87 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.99 15.99 17.99 10
2010s 19.21 18.21 20.21 10
2020s 20.74 20.43 20.87 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 97 Benin 28.44 compare
  2. 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 24.15 compare
  3. 99 Nepal 23.62 compare
  4. 101 Nauru 18.66 compare
  5. 102 Chad 17.59 compare
  6. 103 Sierra Leone 12.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Kiribati?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Kiribati was 20.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 20.87 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 15.99 in 2000.
How does Kiribati rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
Kiribati ranks 100th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 2,610 data points, 2000–2024
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