Is pornography legal in Kiribati?
Restricted
Producing or distributing obscene publications is a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment.
Kiribati is one of 17 countries classified “Restricted” for pornography — 25% of the 69 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Pornography laws by region
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Samoa
- Illegal Online pornography is blocked by court order, and American Samoa explicitly bans it.
- Tuvalu
- Illegal Article 166 of the Penal Code criminalizes the production, possession, and distribution of obscene materials.
- Tonga
- Illegal The Pornography Control Act 2002 makes dealing in or producing pornographic material a criminal offence.
- Fiji
- Restricted Online pornography is not prohibited, but importing physical pornography is banned.
- Nauru
- Illegal Pornography is explicitly stated to be illegal, including online access.
- Vanuatu
- Illegal The production of pornography is explicitly stated to be illegal in Vanuatu.
Other laws in Kiribati
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.