Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.3236 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kiribati is 0.3236 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.486 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3236 people per person, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 11th of 214 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, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.486 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4791 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4737 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4684 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.463 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4577 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4509 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4431 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4352 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4273 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4195 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4116 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4038 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.396 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3882 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3804 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3727 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.365 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3574 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3499 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3424 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3351 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3277 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3257 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3236 people per person | -0.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.3236 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 4.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.3236 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 people per person, 202.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4584 people per person | 0.4273 people per person | 0.486 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3844 people per person | 0.3499 people per person | 0.4195 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3309 people per person | 0.3236 people per person | 0.3424 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 8 Namibia 0.3468 people per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.3392 people per person compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3335 people per person compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 0.2987 people per person compare
- 13 Madagascar 0.2701 people per person compare
- 14 Angola 0.2572 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, per capita in Kiribati?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kiribati was 0.3236 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.486 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3236 people per person in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.