Access to electricity, urban in Kiribati
Kiribati: Access to electricity, urban was 97.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to electricity, urban in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Kiribati is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Kiribati peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2022.
That places Kiribati 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Access to electricity, urban in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.6% | — |
| 2001 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 88.6% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 88.3% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 86.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Kiribati
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 12.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.5% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Kiribati?
- Access to electricity, urban in Kiribati was 97.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2022.
- How does Kiribati rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Kiribati ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.