Electricity net consumption in Kiribati

Kiribati: Electricity net consumption was 0.0251 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0251
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
199th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.0277
in 2016
All-time low
0.0046
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Electricity net consumption in Kiribati, 1980–2019

0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.031980199920191980: 0.0051981: 0.0051982: 0.0051983: 0.0051984: 0.0061985: 0.0061986: 0.0061987: 0.0071988: 0.0071989: 0.0071990: 0.0071991: 0.0071992: 0.0071993: 0.0071994: 0.0071995: 0.0071996: 0.0071997: 0.0091998: 0.0091999: 0.0112000: 0.0122001: 0.012002: 0.0122003: 0.0152004: 0.0182005: 0.022006: 0.0212007: 0.0212008: 0.022009: 0.022010: 0.0222011: 0.0232012: 0.0232013: 0.0232014: 0.0242015: 0.0262016: 0.0282017: 0.0282018: 0.0252019: 0.025

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 0.0251 for electricity net consumption in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity net consumption in Kiribati peaked at 0.0277 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0046, in 1980.

Kiribati ranks 199th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Electricity net consumption in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Electricity net consumption in Kiribati, 1980 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1980 0.0046
1981 0.0046 +0.0%
1982 0.0046 +0.0%
1983 0.0046 +0.0%
1984 0.0056 +20.0%
1985 0.0056 +0.0%
1986 0.0056 +0.0%
1987 0.0065 +16.7%
1988 0.0065 +0.0%
1989 0.0065 +0.0%
1990 0.0065 +0.0%
1991 0.0065 +0.0%
1992 0.0065 +0.0%
1993 0.0065 +0.0%
1994 0.0065 +0.0%
1995 0.0065 +0.0%
1996 0.0065 +0.0%
1997 0.0093 +42.9%
1998 0.0093 +0.0%
1999 0.0112 +20.0%
2000 0.0121 +8.3%
2001 0.0102 -15.4%
2002 0.0121 +18.2%
2003 0.0149 +23.1%
2004 0.0177 +18.8%
2005 0.0199 +12.6%
2006 0.0208 +4.7%
2007 0.0208 +0.0%
2008 0.02 -4.0%
2009 0.02 +0.0%
2010 0.022 +10.2%
2011 0.023 +4.2%
2012 0.0231 +0.4%
2013 0.0231 +0.0%
2014 0.0235 +1.9%
2015 0.0259 +10.4%
2016 0.0277 +6.9%
2017 0.0277 +0.0%
2018 0.0252 -9.1%
2019 0.0251 -0.4%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.0251 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.7, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.0251 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.31, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Electricity net 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +42.9% 0.0065 0.0093

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0055 0.0046 0.0065 10
1990s 0.0075 0.0065 0.0112 10
2000s 0.0169 0.0102 0.0208 10
2010s 0.0246 0.022 0.0277 10

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 196 Tonga 0.0544 compare
  2. 197 Cook Islands 0.0387 compare
  3. 198 Nauru 0.0342 compare
  4. 200 Niue 0.0026 compare
  5. 201 Djibouti -0.0626 compare
  6. 202 East Timor -0.103 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity net consumption in Kiribati?
Electricity net consumption in Kiribati was 0.0251 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest electricity net consumption recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.0277 in 2016.
What is the lowest electricity net consumption recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 in 1980.
How does Kiribati rank for electricity net consumption?
Kiribati ranks 199th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is electricity net consumption rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity net consumption
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 7,699 data points, 1980–2020
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