Number of people with and without electricity access in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of people with and without electricity access was 131,424 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 131,424 for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Kiribati peaked at 131,424 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49,269, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 185th 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.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49,269 | — |
| 2001 | 51,762 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 54,436 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 57,164 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 59,957 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 68,330 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 68,812 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69,100 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 72,330 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 68,352 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 68,701 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82,875 | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 86,122 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 89,704 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 96,182 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 105,834 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 109,711 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 103,076 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 106,824 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 110,661 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 114,750 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 119,134 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 123,163 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 127,096 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 131,424 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61,951 | 49,269 | 72,330 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,969 | 68,701 | 110,661 | 10 |
| 2020s | 123,113 | 114,750 | 131,424 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Kiribati?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Kiribati was 131,424 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 131,424 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,269 in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Kiribati ranks 185th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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