Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 76.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati stood at 76.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati peaked at 98.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 88.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 76.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 32 Vanuatu 80.0% compare
- 33 Eritrea 79.0% compare
- 34 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 78.0% compare
- 36 Nigeria 72.0% compare
- 37 Bangladesh 71.0% compare
- 38 Afghanistan 70.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Kiribati
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6343 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 16,114 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.16 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -48.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kiribati was 76.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Kiribati ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.