Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.1169 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per capita in Kiribati is 0.1169 people per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.131 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1141 people per person, in 2022.
That places Kiribati 4th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.131 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1305 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1285 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1265 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1245 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1224 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1217 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1219 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.122 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.122 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1219 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1218 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1216 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1213 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1209 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1205 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1199 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1192 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1184 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1175 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1165 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1154 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1141 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1155 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1169 people per person | +1.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.1169 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 33.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1251 people per person | 0.1217 people per person | 0.131 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1203 people per person | 0.1175 people per person | 0.1219 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1157 people per person | 0.1141 people per person | 0.1169 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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 urban areas, per capita in Kiribati?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Kiribati was 0.1169 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.131 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1141 people per person in 2022.
- How does Kiribati rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 4th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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)
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.