Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.2067 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kiribati is 0.2067 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.355 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2067 people per person, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 14th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.355 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3486 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3452 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3419 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3386 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3353 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3292 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3212 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3132 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3053 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2975 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2898 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2822 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2747 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2672 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2599 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2527 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2458 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.239 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2324 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2259 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2197 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2136 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2101 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2067 people per person | -1.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.2067 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.2067 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 people per person, 13.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3333 people per person | 0.3053 people per person | 0.355 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2641 people per person | 0.2324 people per person | 0.2975 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2152 people per person | 0.2067 people per person | 0.2259 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 11 Central African Republic 0.217 people per person compare
- 12 Madagascar 0.2147 people per person compare
- 13 Angola 0.2091 people per person compare
- 15 Ethiopia 0.156 people per person compare
- 16 Sudan 0.1527 people per person compare
- 17 Mauritania 0.1509 people per person compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kiribati?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kiribati was 0.2067 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.355 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2067 people per person in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 14th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.