Electricity generation from oil in Nauru
Nauru: Electricity generation from oil was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil 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 oil 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 oil in Nauru peaked at 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.02 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
Nauru ranks 171st of 209 countries on this measure, 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
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 49.2% (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 36.4% (2023)
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 12.68 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 847.39 cubic meters (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 0.01 billion cubic meters (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Nauru?
- Electricity generation from oil 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 oil recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Nauru rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Nauru ranks 171st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.