People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Kiribati
Kiribati: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, 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 23.7% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Kiribati peaked at 23.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 77th of 100 countries on this measure, 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, rural (% of rural) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 23.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 57% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 23.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 53% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 9.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.7% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Kiribati?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Kiribati was 23.7% 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 using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Kiribati ranks 77th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.