Total electricity output in Kiribati
Kiribati: Total electricity output was 27.5 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Kiribati, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Kiribati is 27.5 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Kiribati peaked at 27.5 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.4 GWh, in 1994.
Kiribati ranks 223rd of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 8 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.1 GWh | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.4 GWh | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 5.4 GWh | -35.7% |
| 1995 | 9.2 GWh | +70.4% |
| 1996 | 8.3 GWh | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 10.9 GWh | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 10.5 GWh | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 12.9 GWh | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 14.5 GWh | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 12.6 GWh | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 14 GWh | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 17.8 GWh | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 20.5 GWh | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 21.9 GWh | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 23.6 GWh | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 23.6 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5 GWh | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 22 GWh | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1 GWh | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 24.1 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.1 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.1 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.3 GWh | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 27.5 GWh | +13.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 27.5 GWh is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 27.5 GWh is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +70.4% | 5.4 GWh | 9.2 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.97 GWh | 5.4 GWh | 12.9 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3 GWh | 12.6 GWh | 23.6 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7 GWh | 24.1 GWh | 27.5 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 220 Comoros 41.9 GWh compare
- 221 Guinea-Bissau 36.35 GWh compare
- 222 Cook Islands 29.4 GWh compare
- 224 Nauru 25.1 GWh compare
- 225 Montserrat 24 GWh compare
- 226 Wallis and Futuna 18.34 GWh compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Kiribati?
- Total electricity output in Kiribati was 27.5 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 GWh in 1994.
- How does Kiribati rank for total electricity output?
- Kiribati ranks 223rd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants