Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Kiribati

Safely managed drinking water in Kiribati in 2024 — 15.1%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.6 pp.

2024 15.1% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 142of 148
Period maximum 15.1%2024
Period minimum 9.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Kiribati, 2000–20248101214162000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 9.5%2001: 9.7%2002: 9.9%2003: 10%2004: 10.2%2005: 10.4%2006: 10.6%2007: 10.8%2008: 11.1%2009: 11.4%2010: 11.6%2011: 11.9%2012: 12.2%2013: 12.4%2014: 12.7%2015: 13%2016: 13.3%2017: 13.5%2018: 13.8%2019: 14.1%2020: 14.3%2021: 14.6%2022: 14.9%2023: 15%2024: 15.1%
Change over the period: +5.6 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Kiribati 15.1%
World 73.7%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 61.8%
Safely managed drinking water — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.1 +0.1 pp
2023 15 +0.1 pp
2022 14.9 +0.3 pp
2021 14.6 +0.3 pp
2020 14.3 +0.3 pp
2019 14.1 +0.3 pp
2018 13.8 +0.3 pp
2017 13.5 +0.3 pp
2016 13.3 +0.3 pp
2015 13 +0.3 pp
2014 12.7 +0.3 pp
2013 12.4 +0.3 pp
2012 12.2 +0.3 pp
2011 11.9 +0.3 pp
2010 11.6 +0.3 pp
2009 11.4 +0.3 pp
2008 11.1 +0.3 pp
2007 10.8 +0.3 pp
2006 10.6 +0.2 pp
2005 10.4 +0.2 pp
2004 10.2 +0.2 pp
2003 10 +0.2 pp
2002 9.9 +0.2 pp
2001 9.7 +0.2 pp
2000 9.5

Micronesia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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