Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Nauru
Nauru: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from fossil fuels in Nauru is 0.04 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Nauru peaked at 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.02 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
That places Nauru 190th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.026 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 189 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 190 Namibia 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 192 Kiribati 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 193 Cook Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 193 Eswatini 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Nauru
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 49.21 (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 14.4 (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita 36.39 (2023)
- Vegetable oil vs gdp 12.68 (2023)
- Renewable water resources per capita 847.39 (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 0.01 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Nauru?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Nauru was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Nauru rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Nauru ranks 190th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.