Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Kiribati
Kiribati: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 47.5 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Kiribati, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Kiribati is 47.5 TJ, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Kiribati peaked at 47.59 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.18 TJ, in 1990.
That places Kiribati 166th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.18 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 10.18 TJ | +64.8% |
| 1992 | 14.63 TJ | +43.8% |
| 1993 | 18.87 TJ | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 24.33 TJ | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 28.62 TJ | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 32.8 TJ | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 34.63 TJ | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 36.07 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 41.28 TJ | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 46.24 TJ | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 45.91 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 45.48 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.16 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 44.56 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 44.56 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.55 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.45 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 45.54 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 46.44 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 45.22 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 46.13 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 46.04 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.77 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 47.59 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 46.77 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 46.13 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 47.32 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 47.15 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 46.99 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.5 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 46.24 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 46.59 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 47.5 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 47.5 TJ | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 47.5 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45,842 TJ, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 47.5 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20,778 TJ, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +64.8% | 6.18 TJ | 10.18 TJ |
| 1992 | +43.8% | 10.18 TJ | 14.63 TJ |
| 1993 | +29.0% | 14.63 TJ | 18.87 TJ |
| 1994 | +28.9% | 18.87 TJ | 24.33 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.76 TJ | 6.18 TJ | 41.28 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.39 TJ | 44.55 TJ | 46.44 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.61 TJ | 45.22 TJ | 47.59 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.87 TJ | 46.24 TJ | 47.5 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Kiribati?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Kiribati was 47.5 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 47.59 TJ in 2014.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 TJ in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Kiribati ranks 166th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.