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Kiribati

Location

  • Geographical region: Micronesia, Oceania
  • SDG region: SDG Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
  • Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 810 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 42% agriculture, 1% forest and 57% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 131,232 people (2022)
  • Population density: 147 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 51% lives in urban areas and 40% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 269,887,963 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 2,057 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 26% from agriculture, 63% from services and 10% from industry (2019 - 2020)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Kiribati

  • Drinking water

    14 % of the population in Kiribati uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    25 % of the population in Kiribati uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    56 % of the population in Kiribati has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    33 % of domestic wastewater in Kiribati is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Kiribati has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Kiribati (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in Kiribati is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    --- % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Kiribati (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    100 % of the water basins in Kiribati is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    8 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Kiribati in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Kiribati (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Kiribati, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Kiribati, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Kiribati, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Kiribati, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Kiribati (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Kiribati, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Kiribati (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Kiribati, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: (mm/year) ()

Renewable water resources: m3 per capita ()

Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Kiribati, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Kiribati, by sector

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Kiribati, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Kiribati, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Kiribati, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Kiribati, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Kiribati in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Kiribati, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Kiribati

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Kiribati, progress over time, by sub-sector