People not using improved sanitation facilities in Kiribati
Kiribati: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 49,496 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 49,496 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Kiribati peaked at 57,983 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 48,513 people, in 2022.
That places Kiribati 113th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57,343 people | — |
| 2001 | 57,320 people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 57,550 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 57,728 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 57,864 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 57,983 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 57,921 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 57,730 people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 57,545 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 57,359 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 57,114 people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 56,667 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 56,021 people | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 55,301 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 54,515 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 53,699 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 52,935 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 52,202 people | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 51,441 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 50,660 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 49,982 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 49,303 people | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 48,513 people | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 49,018 people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 49,496 people | +1.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 49,496 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.57 million people, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 49,496 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 4.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57,634 people | 57,320 people | 57,983 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,055 people | 50,660 people | 57,114 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,262 people | 48,513 people | 49,982 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 13.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0136 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Kiribati?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Kiribati was 49,496 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 57,983 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,513 people in 2022.
- How does Kiribati rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Kiribati ranks 113th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.