Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati peaked at 23.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 9.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.7% | 23.7% | 5 |
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More population data for Kiribati
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0327 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 188.57 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4909 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 274.88 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,189 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati was 23.7% 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Kiribati ranks 77th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.