Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Kiribati
Kiribati: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas 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
The most recent figure for using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Kiribati is 90.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Kiribati peaked at 90.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 154th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 73.6% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 83.2% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 88.6% | 90.0% | 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 using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Kiribati?
- Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Kiribati was 90.0% 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 at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas?
- Kiribati ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.