People using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati
Kiribati: People using safely managed sanitation services was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services 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
Kiribati recorded 24.6% for people using safely managed sanitation services 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, people using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 123rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
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
- 120 Suriname 25.1% compare
- 121 Afghanistan 24.8% compare
- 122 Burkina Faso 24.7% compare
- 124 Serbia 24.1% compare
- 125 Zimbabwe 23.6% compare
- 126 Guinea-Bissau 22.6% 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati was 24.6% 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 using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Kiribati ranks 123rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.