Electricity generation from oil in Kiribati
Kiribati: Electricity generation from oil was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 174th of 209 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.027 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
- 171 Gibraltar 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 171 Nauru 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 171 Trinidad and Tobago 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 175 Cook Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 175 Cote d'Ivoire 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 177 Falkland Islands 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 177 Montserrat 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 177 Saint Helena 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 177 Sierra Leone 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 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 174th out of 209 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.