Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Kiribati
Kiribati: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 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, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Kiribati stood at 96.1%. 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, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Kiribati peaked at 96.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 159th out of 188 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.
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.6% | — |
| 2001 | 74.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 96.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98.5%, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 96.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.4%, 97% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 73.6% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 83.8% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.1% | 96.1% | 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Kiribati?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Kiribati was 96.1% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Kiribati ranks 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.