Electricity demand in Kiribati
Kiribati: Electricity demand was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 12.5% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2021)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2021)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2021)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 51.7% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 10.7% (2023)
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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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.