Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Kiribati

Access to basic sanitation in Kiribati in 2024 — 45.2%. Ranked 165 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.7 pp.

2024 45.2% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 165of 193
Period maximum 45.2%2024
Period minimum 29.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Kiribati, 2000–20242530354045502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 29.4%2001: 30.5%2002: 31.4%2003: 32.3%2004: 33.2%2005: 34.2%2006: 35.2%2007: 36.3%2008: 37.1%2009: 37.9%2010: 38.6%2011: 39.3%2012: 40%2013: 40.6%2014: 41.2%2015: 41.8%2016: 42.4%2017: 42.9%2018: 43.4%2019: 43.9%2020: 44.3%2021: 44.7%2022: 45%2023: 45.1%2024: 45.2%
Change over the period: +15.7 pp Annual average: 0.66 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kiribati

Kiribati 45.2%
World 82.2%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 75.5%
Access to basic sanitation — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 45.2 +0.1 pp
2023 45.1 +0.1 pp
2022 45 +0.4 pp
2021 44.7 +0.4 pp
2020 44.3 +0.4 pp
2019 43.9 +0.5 pp
2018 43.4 +0.5 pp
2017 42.9 +0.5 pp
2016 42.4 +0.6 pp
2015 41.8 +0.6 pp
2014 41.2 +0.6 pp
2013 40.6 +0.6 pp
2012 40 +0.7 pp
2011 39.3 +0.7 pp
2010 38.6 +0.7 pp
2009 37.9 +0.8 pp
2008 37.1 +0.8 pp
2007 36.3 +1.1 pp
2006 35.2 +1 pp
2005 34.2 +0.9 pp
2004 33.2 +0.9 pp
2003 32.3 +0.9 pp
2002 31.4 +0.9 pp
2001 30.5 +1.1 pp
2000 29.4

Micronesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.