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

Latest (2023)
110,795 people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
107th
of 189 countries
All-time high
111,421 people
in 2022
All-time low
87,993 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati, 2000–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2000201120232000: 88.0k people2001: 89.6k people2002: 91.4k people2003: 93.2k people2004: 94.9k people2005: 96.7k people2006: 98.4k people2007: 100.1k people2008: 101.9k people2009: 103.8k people2010: 105.4k people2011: 106.8k people2012: 107.7k people2013: 108.5k people2014: 109.0k people2015: 109.5k people2016: 110.1k people2017: 110.3k people2018: 110.6k people2019: 110.7k people2020: 111.1k people2021: 111.3k people2022: 111.4k people2023: 110.8k people

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

Annual values for Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati, 2000 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 104 Samoa 130,648 people compare
  2. 105 Egypt 114,534 people compare
  3. 106 Azerbaijan 111,693 people compare
  4. 108 Micronesia (country) 97,650 people compare
  5. 109 Cape Verde 84,095 people compare
  6. 110 Belize 70,299 people compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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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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Indicator
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking
Unit
people
Source
World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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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.