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Electricity generation from oil in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Electricity generation from oil was 1.7 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.7 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 209 countries
All-time high
2.52 terawatt-hours
in 2011
All-time low
1.14 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from oil in Nicaragua, 2000–2024

01232000201220242000: 1.8 terawatt-hours2001: 2 terawatt-hours2002: 1.9 terawatt-hours2003: 2 terawatt-hours2004: 2 terawatt-hours2005: 1.8 terawatt-hours2006: 2.2 terawatt-hours2007: 2.3 terawatt-hours2008: 2.2 terawatt-hours2009: 2.4 terawatt-hours2010: 2.3 terawatt-hours2011: 2.5 terawatt-hours2012: 2.3 terawatt-hours2013: 2 terawatt-hours2014: 2.1 terawatt-hours2015: 2.3 terawatt-hours2016: 2.2 terawatt-hours2017: 2 terawatt-hours2018: 1.9 terawatt-hours2019: 2 terawatt-hours2020: 1.1 terawatt-hours2021: 1.3 terawatt-hours2022: 1.6 terawatt-hours2023: 1.7 terawatt-hours2024: 1.7 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2024, electricity generation from oil in Nicaragua stood at 1.7 terawatt-hours.

The figure is down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Nicaragua peaked at 2.52 terawatt-hours in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.14 terawatt-hours, in 2020.

Nicaragua ranks 60th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.05 terawatt-hours 1.79 terawatt-hours 2.39 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 2.16 terawatt-hours 1.92 terawatt-hours 2.52 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 1.48 terawatt-hours 1.14 terawatt-hours 1.7 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 57 Belarus 1.87 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 57 Sri Lanka 1.87 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 59 Kazakhstan 1.82 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 60 Guam 1.7 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 62 Morocco 1.61 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 63 Mauritania 1.6 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil in Nicaragua?
Electricity generation from oil in Nicaragua was 1.7 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 2.52 terawatt-hours in 2011.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 1.14 terawatt-hours in 2020.
How does Nicaragua rank for electricity generation from oil?
Nicaragua ranks 60th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in terawatt-hours.