People without basic handwashing facilities in Kiribati
Kiribati: People without basic handwashing facilities was 50,869 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Kiribati, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without basic handwashing facilities in Kiribati is 50,869 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Kiribati peaked at 50,869 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43,647 people, in 2013.
That places Kiribati 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43,647 people | — |
| 2014 | 44,158 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 44,667 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45,242 people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 45,868 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 46,498 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 47,138 people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 47,908 people | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 48,714 people | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 49,450 people | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 50,174 people | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 50,869 people | +1.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 50,869 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million people, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 50,869 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 710,976 people, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45,317 people | 43,647 people | 47,138 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 49,423 people | 47,908 people | 50,869 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 98,204 people compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95,124 people
- 103 Samoa 61,184 people compare
- 105 Bhutan 43,339 people compare
- 106 Belize 39,112 people compare
- 107 Barbados 32,240 people
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 without basic handwashing facilities in Kiribati?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Kiribati was 50,869 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 50,869 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,647 people in 2013.
- How does Kiribati rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Kiribati ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.