People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Kiribati
Kiribati: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 101,362 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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 101,362 people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Kiribati peaked at 101,362 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76,040 people, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 129th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76,040 people | — |
| 2001 | 76,845 people | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 77,833 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78,668 people | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 79,470 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 80,521 people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 81,536 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 82,553 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 83,798 people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 85,111 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 86,413 people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 87,478 people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 88,302 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 89,066 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 89,784 people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 90,509 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 91,377 people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 92,357 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93,354 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 94,382 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 95,679 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 97,060 people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 98,340 people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 99,878 people | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 101,362 people | +1.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 101,362 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.24 million people, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 101,362 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 795,840 people, 13% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80,237 people | 76,040 people | 85,111 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,302 people | 86,413 people | 94,382 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,464 people | 95,679 people | 101,362 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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Kiribati?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Kiribati was 101,362 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 101,362 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,040 people in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Kiribati ranks 129th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.