Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 110,795 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 110,795 people for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati peaked at 111,421 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87,993 people, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87,993 people | — |
| 2001 | 89,612 people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 91,434 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 93,233 people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 94,932 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 96,662 people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 98,417 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 100,129 people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 101,929 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 103,805 people | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 105,443 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 106,774 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 107,680 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 108,488 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 108,983 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 109,456 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 110,066 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 110,292 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 110,608 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 110,661 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 111,093 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 111,303 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 111,421 people | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 110,795 people | -0.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 110,795 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 110,795 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 339,294 people, 33% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95,815 people | 87,993 people | 103,805 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,845 people | 105,443 people | 110,661 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,153 people | 110,795 people | 111,421 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 104 Samoa 130,648 people compare
- 105 Egypt 114,534 people compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 111,693 people compare
- 108 Micronesia (country) 97,650 people compare
- 109 Cape Verde 84,095 people compare
- 110 Belize 70,299 people compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 13.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0136 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati was 110,795 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 111,421 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,993 people in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Kiribati ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.