Number of people with and without electricity access in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of people with and without electricity access was 131,424 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 131,424 people 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 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49,269 people, 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 | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49,269 people | — |
| 2001 | 51,762 people | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 54,436 people | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 57,164 people | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 59,957 people | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 68,330 people | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 68,812 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69,100 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 72,330 people | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 68,352 people | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 68,701 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82,875 people | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 86,122 people | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 89,704 people | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 96,182 people | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 105,834 people | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 109,711 people | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 103,076 people | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 106,824 people | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 110,661 people | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 114,750 people | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 119,134 people | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 123,163 people | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 127,096 people | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 131,424 people | +3.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 131,424 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.31 million people, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 131,424 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.41 million people, 5% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61,951 people | 49,269 people | 72,330 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,969 people | 68,701 people | 110,661 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 123,113 people | 114,750 people | 131,424 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More energy & mining data for Kiribati
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 12.5% (2021)
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 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by 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 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,269 people 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 Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by 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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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.