People practicing open defecation, urban in Kiribati
Kiribati: People practicing open defecation, urban was 20.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 20.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Kiribati peaked at 30.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, 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.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 26.2% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.4% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Kiribati?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Kiribati was 20.0% 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, urban recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2022.
- How does Kiribati rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Kiribati ranks 4th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.