Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Kiribati
Kiribati: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 15,726 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas in Kiribati stood at 15,726 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Kiribati peaked at 15,726 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,611 people, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,611 people | — |
| 2001 | 11,791 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 11,857 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11,912 people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 11,960 people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 12,004 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12,171 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 12,438 people | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 12,711 people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 12,987 people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 13,254 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 13,477 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 13,653 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13,809 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 13,948 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 14,075 people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 14,209 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 14,342 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14,460 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14,564 people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 14,691 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14,810 people | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 14,890 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 15,311 people | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 15,726 people | +2.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 15,726 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339 people, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,144 people | 11,611 people | 12,987 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,979 people | 13,254 people | 14,564 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,086 people | 14,691 people | 15,726 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Kiribati?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Kiribati was 15,726 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 urban areas recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 15,726 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,611 people in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Kiribati ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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.