Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Kiribati

Kiribati: Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas was 15,726 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15,726
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
58th
of 186 countries
All-time high
15,726
in 2024
All-time low
11,611
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Kiribati, 2000–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201220242000: 11.6k2001: 11.8k2002: 11.9k2003: 11.9k2004: 12.0k2005: 12.0k2006: 12.2k2007: 12.4k2008: 12.7k2009: 13.0k2010: 13.3k2011: 13.5k2012: 13.7k2013: 13.8k2014: 13.9k2015: 14.1k2016: 14.2k2017: 14.3k2018: 14.5k2019: 14.6k2020: 14.7k2021: 14.8k2022: 14.9k2023: 15.3k2024: 15.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Kiribati stood at 15,726. 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 coverage in urban areas in Kiribati peaked at 15,726 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,611, 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 coverage in urban areas in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Kiribati, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 11,611 —
2001 11,791 +1.6%
2002 11,857 +0.6%
2003 11,912 +0.5%
2004 11,960 +0.4%
2005 12,004 +0.4%
2006 12,171 +1.4%
2007 12,438 +2.2%
2008 12,711 +2.2%
2009 12,987 +2.2%
2010 13,254 +2.1%
2011 13,477 +1.7%
2012 13,653 +1.3%
2013 13,809 +1.1%
2014 13,948 +1.0%
2015 14,075 +0.9%
2016 14,209 +0.9%
2017 14,342 +0.9%
2018 14,460 +0.8%
2019 14,564 +0.7%
2020 14,691 +0.9%
2021 14,810 +0.8%
2022 14,890 +0.5%
2023 15,311 +2.8%
2024 15,726 +2.7%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 15,726 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,144 11,611 12,987 10
2010s 13,979 13,254 14,564 10
2020s 15,086 14,691 15,726 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 55 Morocco 20,780 compare
  2. 56 Algeria 18,107 compare
  3. 57 Solomon Islands 16,737 compare
  4. 59 Rwanda 13,826 compare
  5. 60 Saudi Arabia 12,918 compare
  6. 61 Jamaica 11,982 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Kiribati?
Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Kiribati was 15,726 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 15,726 in 2024.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 11,611 in 2000.
How does Kiribati rank for sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas?
Kiribati ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities coverage 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 4,553 data points, 2000–2024
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