People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kiribati
Kiribati: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 36.71 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 36.71 people per square kilometre for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kiribati peaked at 50.71 people per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.71 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Kiribati 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 49.93 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 50.18 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.38 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.55 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 50.71 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.44 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 49.85 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 49.25 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 48.66 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 48.03 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 47.22 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 46.26 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 45.25 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 44.2 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 43.13 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 42.13 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 41.18 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 40.23 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 39.28 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 38.44 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 37.62 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 36.75 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 36.71 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 36.71 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.83 people per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 36.71 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.67 people per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.02 people per square kilometre | 48.66 people per square kilometre | 50.71 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.69 people per square kilometre | 39.28 people per square kilometre | 48.03 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.38 people per square kilometre | 36.71 people per square kilometre | 38.44 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 12 Benin 47.65 people per square kilometre compare
- 13 India 43.14 people per square kilometre compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 39.91 people per square kilometre compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 31.85 people per square kilometre compare
- 17 Tanzania 31.84 people per square kilometre compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 31.22 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kiribati?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kiribati was 36.71 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 50.71 people per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.71 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Kiribati ranks 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.