Cook Islands vs Nauru: Primary energy use
Cook Islands
0.504 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nauru
0.3834 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
204th
Nauru rank
206th
Primary energy use over time
- Cook Islands
- Nauru
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 0.504 terawatt-hours against 0.3834 terawatt-hours in Nauru, a difference of 0.1206 terawatt-hours.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.3 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nauru ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 204th and Nauru ranks 206th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Nauru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2082 terawatt-hours | 0.5741 terawatt-hours | 0.3658 terawatt-hours | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0.1781 terawatt-hours | 0.5925 terawatt-hours | 0.4144 terawatt-hours | Nauru |
| 2000s | 0.2706 terawatt-hours | 0.3178 terawatt-hours | 0.0472 terawatt-hours | Nauru |
| 2010s | 0.4313 terawatt-hours | 0.2943 terawatt-hours | 0.137 terawatt-hours | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.4134 terawatt-hours | 0.3377 terawatt-hours | 0.0758 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 Nauru?
- Cook Islands, at 0.504 terawatt-hours against 0.3834 terawatt-hours in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Cook Islands and Nauru?
- 0.1206 terawatt-hours, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Nauru?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Nauru rank globally for primary energy use?
- Cook Islands ranks 204th and Nauru ranks 206th 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.