1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Kiribati

Kiribati: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 45.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
45.18
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
168th
of 200 countries
All-time high
45.18
in 2022
All-time low
32.8
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Kiribati, 2000–2022

010203040502000201120222000: 32.82001: 33.72002: 34.52003: 35.22004: 362005: 36.72006: 37.62007: 38.62008: 39.22009: 39.72010: 40.32011: 40.82012: 41.32013: 41.82014: 42.22015: 42.62016: 432017: 43.42018: 43.72019: 442020: 44.32021: 44.52022: 45.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Kiribati is 45.18, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Kiribati peaked at 45.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.8, in 2000.

Kiribati ranks 168th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%) in Kiribati, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 32.8
2001 33.7 +2.7%
2002 34.46 +2.3%
2003 35.22 +2.2%
2004 35.98 +2.2%
2005 36.74 +2.1%
2006 37.61 +2.4%
2007 38.56 +2.5%
2008 39.17 +1.6%
2009 39.74 +1.5%
2010 40.3 +1.4%
2011 40.82 +1.3%
2012 41.32 +1.2%
2013 41.79 +1.1%
2014 42.23 +1.1%
2015 42.64 +1.0%
2016 43.03 +0.9%
2017 43.38 +0.8%
2018 43.71 +0.7%
2019 44 +0.7%
2020 44.27 +0.6%
2021 44.51 +0.5%
2022 45.18 +1.5%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 45.18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.38, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 45.18 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.31, 51% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.4 32.8 39.74 10
2010s 42.32 40.3 44 10
2020s 44.65 44.27 45.18 3

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 165 Vanuatu 46.71 compare
  2. 166 Nigeria 46.57 compare
  3. 167 Burundi 45.69 compare
  4. 169 Cameroon 43.12 compare
  5. 170 Somalia 40.58 compare
  6. 171 Haiti 37.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Kiribati?
1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Kiribati was 45.18 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 45.18 in 2022.
What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 32.8 in 2000.
How does Kiribati rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
Kiribati ranks 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
200 places, 4,476 data points, 2000–2022
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