Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 24.6% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kiribati peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 127th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.2% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 20.5% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.1% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 124 Suriname 25.1% compare
- 125 Afghanistan 24.8% compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 24.7% compare
- 128 Serbia 24.1% compare
- 129 Zimbabwe 23.6% compare
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 22.6% compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0955 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3032 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.23 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 592.83 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kiribati?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kiribati was 24.6% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Kiribati ranks 127th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.