Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati
Kiribati: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.0104 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati, 1979–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati is 0.0104, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati peaked at 7.79 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
Kiribati ranks 203rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.8114 | — |
| 1982 | 0.7431 | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9183 | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 1 | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 1.17 | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 1.3 | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 1.4 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 1.5 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.6 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 1.67 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 1.77 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 2.22 | +25.4% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 2.49 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.56 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.96 | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 3.27 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 3.54 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 3.78 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 4.02 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 4.85 | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 4.67 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.48 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.28 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 4 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.92 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.84 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.79 | +103.1% |
| 2010 | 7.72 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.65 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.12 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 5.27 | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | -67.1% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7352 | -41.9% |
| 2017 | 0.636 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0.0262 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0.0128 | — |
| 2024 | 0.0104 | -18.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0104 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0104 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -100.0% | 0.636 | 0 |
| 2021 | -100.0% | 0.0262 | 0 |
| 2009 | +103.1% | 3.84 | 7.79 |
| 2014 | -67.1% | 5.27 | 1.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8114 | 0.8114 | 0.8114 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 0.7431 | 1.5 | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.45 | 1.6 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.56 | 3.78 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 | 0 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0099 | 0 | 0.0262 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 200 Malawi 0.0225 compare
- 201 Haiti 0.0118 compare
- 202 Madagascar 0.0109 compare
- 204 Benin 0.0093 compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 0.0033 compare
- 206 Bhutan 0 compare
- 206 Chad 0 compare
- 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 206 Guinea 0 compare
- 206 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 206 Nauru 0 compare
- 206 South Sudan 0 compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 2.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 7.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.06 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati was 0.0104 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Kiribati rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Kiribati ranks 203rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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