People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3679 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.3679 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.6471 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3679 people per person, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6471 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6345 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6238 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.613 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6022 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5914 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5791 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5656 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5521 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5387 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5254 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5121 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4989 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4858 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4727 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4597 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4468 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.434 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4214 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4088 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3964 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.384 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3718 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3699 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3679 people per person | -0.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.3679 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.3679 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 15.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5948 people per person | 0.5387 people per person | 0.6471 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4666 people per person | 0.4088 people per person | 0.5254 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.378 people per person | 0.3679 people per person | 0.3964 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kiribati?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kiribati was 0.3679 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6471 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3679 people per person in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.