Bhutan vs Nauru: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Bhutan
13.0%
in 2024
Nauru
12.2%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
8th
Nauru rank
9th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Bhutan
- Nauru
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 13.0% against 12.2% in Nauru, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 8th and Nauru ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.8% | -0.5% | 58.3% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 1.2% | 12.0% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 10.9% | -9.2% | 20.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.1% | 3.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 3.9% | 21.4% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Bhutan or Nauru?
- Bhutan, at 13.0% against 12.2% in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Bhutan and Nauru?
- 0.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nauru?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Nauru rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Bhutan ranks 8th and Nauru ranks 9th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.