Oil consumption in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Oil consumption was 0.4859 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption in Cook Islands, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, oil consumption in Cook Islands stood at 0.4859 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption in Cook Islands peaked at 0.4859 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1227 terawatt-hours, in 1980.
That places Cook Islands 211th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Oil consumption in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0.2448 terawatt-hours | +99.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2448 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2448 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2455 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2448 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1841 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1263 terawatt-hours | -31.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1841 terawatt-hours | +45.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1841 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2735 terawatt-hours | +49.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2609 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1412 terawatt-hours | -45.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1302 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2211 terawatt-hours | +69.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3542 terawatt-hours | +60.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3774 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3184 terawatt-hours | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3271 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3013 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.358 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4017 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.426 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4236 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4468 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4129 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4276 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.455 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4553 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4575 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3162 terawatt-hours | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3312 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3985 terawatt-hours | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4567 terawatt-hours | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4859 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +99.5% | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | 0.2448 terawatt-hours |
| 2004 | +69.8% | 0.1302 terawatt-hours | 0.2211 terawatt-hours |
| 2005 | +60.2% | 0.2211 terawatt-hours | 0.3542 terawatt-hours |
| 2000 | +49.0% | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | 0.2735 terawatt-hours |
| 1992 | +45.8% | 0.1263 terawatt-hours | 0.1841 terawatt-hours |
| 2002 | -45.9% | 0.2609 terawatt-hours | 0.1412 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2082 terawatt-hours | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | 0.2455 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.178 terawatt-hours | 0.1263 terawatt-hours | 0.1841 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2705 terawatt-hours | 0.1302 terawatt-hours | 0.3774 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4264 terawatt-hours | 0.358 terawatt-hours | 0.4575 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3977 terawatt-hours | 0.3162 terawatt-hours | 0.4859 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 208 Sao Tome and Principe 0.7359 terawatt-hours compare
- 209 Micronesia (country) 0.7021 terawatt-hours compare
- 210 Falkland Islands 0.489 terawatt-hours compare
- 212 Nauru 0.3777 terawatt-hours compare
- 213 Kiribati 0.3527 terawatt-hours compare
- 214 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.3018 terawatt-hours compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption in Cook Islands?
- Oil consumption in Cook Islands was 0.4859 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4859 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest oil consumption recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1227 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- How does Cook Islands rank for oil consumption?
- Cook Islands ranks 211th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.