Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Kiribati

Kiribati: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 23.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 100 countries
All-time high
23.7
in 2022
All-time low
9.44
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

05101520252000201220242000: 9.42001: 10.42002: 11.42003: 12.42004: 13.42005: 14.12006: 14.72007: 15.32008: 15.92009: 16.52010: 172011: 17.62012: 18.22013: 18.82014: 19.32015: 19.92016: 20.42017: 212018: 21.62019: 22.12020: 22.72021: 23.22022: 23.72023: 23.72024: 23.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Kiribati stood at 23.7. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Kiribati peaked at 23.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.44, in 2000.

Kiribati ranks 77th of 100 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 … sanitation in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 9.44 —
2001 10.44 +10.6%
2002 11.44 +9.6%
2003 12.43 +8.7%
2004 13.43 +8.0%
2005 14.05 +4.6%
2006 14.67 +4.4%
2007 15.3 +4.2%
2008 15.88 +3.8%
2009 16.46 +3.7%
2010 17.04 +3.5%
2011 17.62 +3.4%
2012 18.19 +3.2%
2013 18.76 +3.1%
2014 19.32 +3.0%
2015 19.89 +2.9%
2016 20.45 +2.8%
2017 21.01 +2.7%
2018 21.56 +2.6%
2019 22.11 +2.6%
2020 22.66 +2.5%
2021 23.21 +2.4%
2022 23.7 +2.1%
2023 23.7 +0.0%
2024 23.7 +0.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 23.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6, 57% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 23.7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.44, 53% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.35 9.44 16.46 10
2010s 19.59 17.04 22.11 10
2020s 23.39 22.66 23.7 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 74 Yemen 27.87 compare
  2. 75 Nigeria 26.55 compare
  3. 76 Afghanistan 24.72 compare
  4. 78 Gambia 22.61 compare
  5. 79 Thailand 21.95 compare
  6. 80 Tanzania 21.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Kiribati?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Kiribati was 23.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 23.7 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 9.44 in 2000.
How does Kiribati rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
Kiribati ranks 77th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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