Share of electricity production by source in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of electricity production by source was 83.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
83.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2003
All-time low
81.4%
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Share of electricity production by source in Kiribati, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, share of electricity production by source in Kiribati stood at 83.6%.
That represents a change of down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Kiribati peaked at 99.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2016.
That places Kiribati 73rd out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.2% | — |
| 2001 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 83.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 83.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.4%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 81.4% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 83.6% | 83.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 70 Dominican Republic 84.4% compare
- 71 Tuvalu 84.2% compare
- 72 Indonesia 84.0% compare
- 74 Mauritius 82.4% compare
- 75 United Arab Emirates 81.8% compare
- 76 Cape Verde 81.7% 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)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.5% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Kiribati?
- Share of electricity production by source in Kiribati was 83.6% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2016.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Kiribati ranks 73rd out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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