Kiribati - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Kiribati was 60.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 60.99 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.07 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 48.07
2001 48.77
2002 49.46
2003 50.15
2004 50.85
2005 51.54
2006 52.23
2007 52.92
2008 53.55
2009 54.18
2010 54.81
2011 55.44
2012 56.06
2013 56.68
2014 57.30
2015 57.92
2016 58.54
2017 59.16
2018 59.77
2019 60.38
2020 60.99

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Kiribati was 91.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.53 in 2020, while its lowest value was 75.52 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 75.52
2001 76.61
2002 77.69
2003 78.77
2004 79.86
2005 80.94
2006 82.02
2007 83.11
2008 84.19
2009 85.10
2010 85.74
2011 86.37
2012 86.99
2013 87.59
2014 88.19
2015 88.77
2016 89.35
2017 89.91
2018 90.46
2019 91.00
2020 91.53

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Kiribati was 77.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 77.97 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.87 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 59.87
2001 60.87
2002 61.74
2003 62.61
2004 63.47
2005 64.34
2006 65.35
2007 66.47
2008 67.56
2009 68.57
2010 69.47
2011 70.36
2012 71.24
2013 72.12
2014 72.99
2015 73.85
2016 74.70
2017 75.54
2018 76.36
2019 77.17
2020 77.97

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention