Access to electricity, rural in Kiribati
Kiribati: Access to electricity, rural was 94.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Kiribati, 2000–2020
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2020, access to electricity, rural in Kiribati stood at 94.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 139.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Kiribati peaked at 94.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.9% | — |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +29.3% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +54.6% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 26.9% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 39.4% | 93.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Kiribati?
- Access to electricity, rural in Kiribati was 94.3% in 2020, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Kiribati ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2020.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.