Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.977 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kiribati stood at 0.977 units per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.977 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.556 units per person, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 142nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.556 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.573 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.59 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.607 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.624 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.697 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.688 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.677 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.694 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.642 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.632 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.749 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.767 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.788 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.834 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.906 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.926 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.857 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.875 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.893 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.91 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.928 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.944 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.959 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.977 units per person | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6348 units per person | 0.556 units per person | 0.697 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8227 units per person | 0.632 units per person | 0.926 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9436 units per person | 0.91 units per person | 0.977 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 139 Cape Verde 0.984 units per person compare
- 140 Argentina 0.984 units per person compare
- 141 Nepal 0.979 units per person compare
- 143 Jamaica 0.977 units per person compare
- 144 Marshall Islands 0.972 units per person compare
- 145 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.966 units per person 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.5% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kiribati?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kiribati was 0.977 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.977 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.556 units per person in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 142nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.