People practicing open defecation in Kiribati
Kiribati: People practicing open defecation was 32.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation in Kiribati is 32.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Kiribati peaked at 48.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 10th out of 214 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.
People practicing open defecation in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.6% | — |
| 2001 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 42.7% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 35.0% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.4% | 34.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 7 Namibia 34.7% compare
- 8 Liberia 33.9% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 33.3% compare
- 11 Togo 32.2% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 29.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 27.0% compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,076 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.2306 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1688 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7642 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Kiribati?
- People practicing open defecation in Kiribati was 32.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Kiribati ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.