Oil consumption in Kiribati
Kiribati: Oil consumption was 0.3527 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oil consumption in Kiribati, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, oil consumption in Kiribati stood at 0.3527 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption in Kiribati peaked at 0.3527 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.062 terawatt-hours, in 1985.
That places Kiribati 213th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil consumption in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1243 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0.1239 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1239 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1239 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0621 terawatt-hours | -49.9% |
| 1985 | 0.062 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0641 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0757 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0763 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0757 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0757 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1454 terawatt-hours | +92.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1241 terawatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1819 terawatt-hours | +46.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1891 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2025 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2642 terawatt-hours | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 0.294 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2684 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3004 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2621 terawatt-hours | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2605 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2404 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2372 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2399 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2403 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2524 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2691 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3053 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.309 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3101 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3053 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3053 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3091 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3149 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3527 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.3527 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.87 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.3527 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.9 terawatt-hours, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil consumption in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +92.7% | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | 0.1454 terawatt-hours |
| 1984 | -49.9% | 0.1239 terawatt-hours | 0.0621 terawatt-hours |
| 2002 | +46.6% | 0.1241 terawatt-hours | 0.1819 terawatt-hours |
| 2005 | +30.5% | 0.2025 terawatt-hours | 0.2642 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0911 terawatt-hours | 0.062 terawatt-hours | 0.1243 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0756 terawatt-hours | 0.0755 terawatt-hours | 0.0763 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2232 terawatt-hours | 0.1241 terawatt-hours | 0.3004 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2664 terawatt-hours | 0.2372 terawatt-hours | 0.3101 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3175 terawatt-hours | 0.3053 terawatt-hours | 0.3527 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 210 Falkland Islands 0.489 terawatt-hours compare
- 211 Cook Islands 0.4859 terawatt-hours compare
- 212 Nauru 0.3777 terawatt-hours compare
- 214 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.3018 terawatt-hours compare
- 215 Montserrat 0.1854 terawatt-hours compare
- 216 Antarctica 0.0508 terawatt-hours compare
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 oil consumption in Kiribati?
- Oil consumption in Kiribati was 0.3527 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3527 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest oil consumption recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 terawatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Kiribati rank for oil consumption?
- Kiribati ranks 213th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.