Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 16.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati stood at 16.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati peaked at 43.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 24th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.4% | — |
| 2001 | 42.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 16.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 16.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 13.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 33.2% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 20.6% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.4% | 19.3% | 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 population not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kiribati was 16.4% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Kiribati ranks 24th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.