Fossil fuel consumption per person in Nauru
Nauru: Fossil fuel consumption per person was 31,558 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fossil fuel consumption per person in Nauru, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel consumption per person in Nauru is 31,558 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption per person in Nauru peaked at 76,304 kilowatt-hours per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22,421 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2009.
That places Nauru 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67,783 kilowatt-hours per person | 59,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 76,304 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,709 kilowatt-hours per person | 54,960 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,476 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,421 kilowatt-hours per person | 44,938 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,038 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,058 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,658 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,191 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,454 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,558 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 42 Estonia 32,181 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 43 Japan 31,866 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 44 Iceland 31,640 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Seychelles 30,863 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Belarus 28,935 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Israel 28,497 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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- 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 fossil fuel consumption per person in Nauru?
- Fossil fuel consumption per person in Nauru was 31,558 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption per person recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 76,304 kilowatt-hours per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption per person recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,421 kilowatt-hours per person in 2009.
- How does Nauru rank for fossil fuel consumption per person?
- Nauru ranks 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption per person rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.