Kiribati: Access to electricity (% of population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Kiribati's access to electricity (% of population) rose 1.8 percentage points on 2023 (from 95.9% to 97.7%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +1.75 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.78 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.7 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.9 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.9 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 54% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Kiribati had the 143rd highest value of the 215 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kiribati in the 2024 ranking

• Cabo Verde — 141st of 215: 98.4%
• Nepal — 142nd of 215: 97.9%
• Jamaica — 143rd of 215: 97.7%
• Marshall Islands — 145th of 215: 97.2%
• Bolivia — 146th of 215: 96.6%
• Lao PDR — 147th of 215: 96.5%

What this measures

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a population-weighted average.

All 25 values

Access to electricity (% of population) in nearby economies

• Australia — 100% (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 100% (2024)
• Cambodia — 99.2% (2024)
• China — 100% (2024)
• Fiji — 95.9% (2024)
• French Polynesia — 100% (2024)
• Guam — 100% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 100% (2024)
• Indonesia — 99.9% (2024)
• Japan — 100% (2024)

More environment data for Kiribati

• Rural population — 49,975 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 36.61% (2025)
• Urban population — 86,513 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 63.39% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 8 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 278,509 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 278,517 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — -1.04% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 2.92% (2025)
• Agricultural land (sq. km) — 340 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Kiribati's access to electricity (% of population)?

97.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 42.1 percentage points from 55.6% in 2000. The highest value was 97.7% in 2024 and the lowest 55.6% in 2000.

How does Kiribati rank?

143rd highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in access to electricity (% of population) unusual for Kiribati?

In 2024, Kiribati's access to electricity (% of population) rose 1.8 percentage points on 2023 (from 95.9% to 97.7%). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +1.75 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.78 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), uri: https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/downloads, note: Data is downloaded from ESMAP website. Data is released when a new Tracking SDG7 report is released., publisher: World Bank (WB), date accessed: 2024-05-16, date published: 2023 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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