Number using at least basic sanitation in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number using at least basic sanitation was 60,766 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60,766
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
203rd
of 232 countries
All-time high
60,766
in 2024
All-time low
26,082
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number using at least basic sanitation in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number using at least basic sanitation in Kiribati stood at 60,766. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number using at least basic sanitation in Kiribati peaked at 60,766 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26,082, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 203rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number using at least basic sanitation in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26,082 | — |
| 2001 | 27,547 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 28,981 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 30,446 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 31,945 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 33,492 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 35,208 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 37,082 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 38,684 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 40,326 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 41,969 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 43,497 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 44,899 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 46,256 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 47,571 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 48,871 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 50,223 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 51,612 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 52,985 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 54,348 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 55,838 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 57,351 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 58,757 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 59,778 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 60,766 | +1.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 60,766 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.53 million, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 60,766 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 million, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,979 | 26,082 | 40,326 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,223 | 41,969 | 54,348 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,498 | 55,838 | 60,766 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 200 Bermuda 64,598 compare
- 201 Guernsey 64,280 compare
- 202 Cayman Islands 61,981 compare
- 204 Dominica 55,048 compare
- 205 Saint Kitts and Nevis 44,676 compare
- 206 Faroe Islands 44,437 compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 2.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 7.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.06 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number using at least basic sanitation in Kiribati?
- Number using at least basic sanitation in Kiribati was 60,766 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number using at least basic sanitation recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 60,766 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number using at least basic sanitation recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,082 in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for number using at least basic sanitation?
- Kiribati ranks 203rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number using at least basic sanitation rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 Number using at least basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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