Electricity generation per person in Kiribati

Kiribati: Electricity generation per person was 297.35 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
297.35 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
176th
of 214 countries
All-time high
322.77 kilowatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
112.83 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation per person in Kiribati, 2000–2024

1001502002503002000201220242000: 112.8 kilowatt-hours2001: 221.4 kilowatt-hours2002: 216.7 kilowatt-hours2003: 212.3 kilowatt-hours2004: 208.1 kilowatt-hours2005: 204 kilowatt-hours2006: 299.9 kilowatt-hours2007: 293.9 kilowatt-hours2008: 191.9 kilowatt-hours2009: 187.8 kilowatt-hours2010: 184 kilowatt-hours2011: 180.7 kilowatt-hours2012: 178.1 kilowatt-hours2013: 263.5 kilowatt-hours2014: 260.1 kilowatt-hours2015: 256.8 kilowatt-hours2016: 253.2 kilowatt-hours2017: 249.4 kilowatt-hours2018: 245.7 kilowatt-hours2019: 322.8 kilowatt-hours2020: 317.2 kilowatt-hours2021: 311.6 kilowatt-hours2022: 306.6 kilowatt-hours2023: 301.8 kilowatt-hours2024: 297.4 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2024, electricity generation per person in Kiribati stood at 297.35 kilowatt-hours.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Kiribati peaked at 322.77 kilowatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 112.83 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.

Kiribati ranks 176th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 214.89 kilowatt-hours 112.83 kilowatt-hours 299.92 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 239.43 kilowatt-hours 178.1 kilowatt-hours 322.77 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 306.89 kilowatt-hours 297.35 kilowatt-hours 317.18 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 173 Nepal 375.37 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 174 East Timor 364.12 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 175 Cote d'Ivoire 337.88 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 177 Sudan 292.77 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 178 Guinea 273.13 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 179 Vanuatu 249.67 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation per person in Kiribati?
Electricity generation per person in Kiribati was 297.35 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 322.77 kilowatt-hours in 2019.
What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 112.83 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
How does Kiribati rank for electricity generation per person?
Kiribati ranks 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.