Cambodia vs Nauru: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Cambodia
16.5%
in 2024
Nauru
12.2%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
6th
Nauru rank
9th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Cambodia
- Nauru
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 16.5% against 12.2% in Nauru, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.4 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 6th and Nauru ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | -0.5% | 5.7% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 25.3% | 1.2% | 24.1% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 7.8% | -9.2% | 17.0% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 4.1% | 7.9% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 3.9% | 4.4% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Cambodia or Nauru?
- Cambodia, at 16.5% against 12.2% in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Cambodia and Nauru?
- 4.3%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Nauru?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Nauru rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Cambodia ranks 6th 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.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.