Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 1,455 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cook Islands is 1,455 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cook Islands peaked at 2,001 kilowatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,315 kilowatt-hours, in 2021.
Cook Islands ranks 97th of 214 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.
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,890 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,966 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2,001 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,993 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,986 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,980 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,969 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,933 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,875 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1,819 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,765 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,716 kilowatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1,696 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,702 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,709 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,717 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,728 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,758 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,805 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,857 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1,915 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1,315 kilowatt-hours | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 1,356 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,404 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1,455 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -31.3% | 1,915 kilowatt-hours | 1,315 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,941 kilowatt-hours | 1,819 kilowatt-hours | 2,001 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,745 kilowatt-hours | 1,696 kilowatt-hours | 1,857 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,489 kilowatt-hours | 1,315 kilowatt-hours | 1,915 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cook Islands?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cook Islands was 1,455 kilowatt-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 per person recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,001 kilowatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,315 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Cook Islands rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Cook Islands ranks 97th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.