Electricity generation from oil in Kiribati
Kiribati: Electricity generation from oil was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.03 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.03 terawatt-hours
in 2006
All-time low
0.01 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from oil in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from oil in Kiribati stood at 0.03 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Kiribati peaked at 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.01 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 178th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil 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 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.03 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.03 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.49 terawatt-hours, 6% 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 | 0.027 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 175 Gibraltar 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 175 Nauru 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 175 Trinidad and Tobago 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 179 Cook Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 179 Cote d'Ivoire 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 179 Malta 0.02 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 generation from oil in Kiribati?
- Electricity generation from oil in Kiribati was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Kiribati ranks 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.