Kiribati vs Myanmar: Primary energy use per person

Kiribati
2,673 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Myanmar
2,574 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
170th
Myanmar rank
173rd

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Kiribati
  • Myanmar
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k198020022024

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 2,673 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,574 kilowatt-hours per person in Myanmar, a difference of 99 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 170th and Myanmar ranks 173rd of 217 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 1,392 kilowatt-hours per person 612.35 kilowatt-hours per person 779.42 kilowatt-hours per person Kiribati
1990s 937.06 kilowatt-hours per person 697.77 kilowatt-hours per person 239.29 kilowatt-hours per person Kiribati
2000s 2,273 kilowatt-hours per person 1,224 kilowatt-hours per person 1,048 kilowatt-hours per person Kiribati
2010s 2,311 kilowatt-hours per person 2,063 kilowatt-hours per person 247.87 kilowatt-hours per person Kiribati
2020s 2,480 kilowatt-hours per person 2,635 kilowatt-hours per person 154.23 kilowatt-hours per person Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Kiribati or Myanmar?
Kiribati, at 2,673 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,574 kilowatt-hours per person in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Kiribati and Myanmar?
99 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Myanmar?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Myanmar rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Kiribati ranks 170th and Myanmar ranks 173rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.