Cook Islands vs Kiribati: Primary energy use
Cook Islands
0.504 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kiribati
0.3596 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
204th
Kiribati rank
207th
Primary energy use over time
- Cook Islands
- Kiribati
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 0.504 terawatt-hours against 0.3596 terawatt-hours in Kiribati, a difference of 0.1444 terawatt-hours.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kiribati ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 204th and Kiribati ranks 207th of 218 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2082 terawatt-hours | 0.0911 terawatt-hours | 0.1172 terawatt-hours | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 0.1781 terawatt-hours | 0.0756 terawatt-hours | 0.1025 terawatt-hours | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 0.2706 terawatt-hours | 0.2234 terawatt-hours | 0.0472 terawatt-hours | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.4313 terawatt-hours | 0.2693 terawatt-hours | 0.1621 terawatt-hours | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.4134 terawatt-hours | 0.3236 terawatt-hours | 0.0898 terawatt-hours | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Cook Islands or Kiribati?
- Cook Islands, at 0.504 terawatt-hours against 0.3596 terawatt-hours in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 0.1444 terawatt-hours, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Kiribati rank globally for primary energy use?
- Cook Islands ranks 204th and Kiribati ranks 207th of 218 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.