Number without basic handwashing in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number without basic handwashing was 50,869 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number without basic handwashing in Kiribati, 2013–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number without basic handwashing in Kiribati is 50,869, 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, number without basic handwashing in Kiribati peaked at 50,869 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43,647, 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.
Number without basic handwashing in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43,647 | — |
| 2014 | 44,158 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 44,667 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45,242 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 45,868 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 46,498 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 47,138 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 47,908 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 48,714 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 49,450 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 50,174 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 50,869 | +1.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 50,869 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 50,869 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 710,976, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45,317 | 43,647 | 47,138 | 7 |
| 2020s | 49,423 | 47,908 | 50,869 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 98,204 compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95,124
- 103 Samoa 61,184 compare
- 105 Bhutan 43,339 compare
- 106 Belize 39,112 compare
- 107 Barbados 32,240
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 without basic handwashing in Kiribati?
- Number without basic handwashing in Kiribati was 50,869 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 50,869 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,647 in 2013.
- How does Kiribati rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Kiribati ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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