Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Nauru
Nauru: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 90.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nauru, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 90.2% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nauru peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2021.
That places Nauru 54th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | -3.4% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 90.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 1.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 90.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.9%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.1% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 90.2% | 93.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nauru?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nauru was 90.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2021.
- How does Nauru rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Nauru ranks 54th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.