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Can you drink tap water in Kiribati?
NoNo, drink bottled
Can you drink the tap water in Kiribati?
Don't drink the tap water. Drink only boiled or bottled water and avoid ice; water is scarce during droughts.
Key facts
- Safely managed drinking water: 15% of people (2024, WHO/UNICEF JMP).
Sources
- World Bank: safely managed drinking water
- US State Department travel advisory
- Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration
- Kiribati National Tourism Office
- UK FCDO travel advice: Kiribati
- World Bank open data
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