Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Kiribati
Kiribati: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 27,806 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Kiribati stood at 27,806 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Kiribati peaked at 32,930 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27,806 people, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 70th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,454 people | — |
| 2001 | 31,486 people | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 31,852 people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 32,199 people | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 32,532 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 32,867 people | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 32,930 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 32,784 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 32,645 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 32,508 people | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 32,344 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 32,068 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 31,686 people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 31,268 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 30,819 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 30,360 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 29,944 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 29,560 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 29,176 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 28,796 people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 28,492 people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 28,204 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 27,872 people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 27,848 people | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 27,806 people | -0.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 27,806 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 539,517 people, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 27,806 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,678 people, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,326 people | 31,454 people | 32,930 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,602 people | 28,796 people | 32,344 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,044 people | 27,806 people | 28,492 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 67 Tajikistan 41,064 people compare
- 68 El Salvador 36,926 people compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 29,709 people compare
- 71 Paraguay 23,685 people compare
- 72 Sao Tome and Principe 23,401 people compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 17,953 people compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Kiribati?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Kiribati was 27,806 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 32,930 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,806 people in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Kiribati ranks 70th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.