People practicing open defecation, rural in Kiribati
Kiribati: People practicing open defecation, rural was 49.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 49.7% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Kiribati peaked at 62.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2022.
Kiribati ranks 12th 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.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.2% | — |
| 2001 | 61.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 50.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7% | 57.1% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 51.4% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.7% | 50.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 9 Liberia 57.5% compare
- 10 Namibia 53.5% compare
- 11 Togo 50.9% compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 43.2% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 42.3% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 38.8% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0172 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0136 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Kiribati?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Kiribati was 49.7% 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, rural recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2022.
- How does Kiribati rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Kiribati ranks 12th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.