Electricity demand in Kiribati
Kiribati: Electricity demand was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.04 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
209th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
0.01 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand in Kiribati stood at 0.04 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Kiribati peaked at 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.01 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 209th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.04 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.04 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.021 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 206 Tonga 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 207 Nauru 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 207 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 209 Cook Islands 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 211 Falkland Islands 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 211 Montserrat 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 211 Saint Helena 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
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 electricity demand in Kiribati?
- Electricity demand in Kiribati was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for electricity demand?
- Kiribati ranks 209th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.