Kiribati vs Nauru: Annual change in primary energy use
Kiribati
0.0387 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nauru
0.0416 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kiribati rank
136th
Nauru rank
134th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Kiribati
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.0416 terawatt-hours against 0.0387 terawatt-hours in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0029 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 136th and Nauru ranks 134th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0054 terawatt-hours | -0.003 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0067 terawatt-hours | 0.0067 terawatt-hours | Nauru |
| 2000s | 0.0187 terawatt-hours | -0.0401 terawatt-hours | 0.0588 terawatt-hours | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.0053 terawatt-hours | 0.0094 terawatt-hours | 0.004 terawatt-hours | Nauru |
| 2020s | 0.0087 terawatt-hours | 0.0129 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Kiribati or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 0.0416 terawatt-hours against 0.0387 terawatt-hours in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Kiribati and Nauru?
- 0.0029 terawatt-hours, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Kiribati ranks 136th and Nauru ranks 134th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.