Oil consumption in Nauru
Nauru: Oil consumption was 0.3777 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oil consumption in Nauru, 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 Nauru stood at 0.3777 terawatt-hours.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption in Nauru peaked at 0.6274 terawatt-hours in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2251 terawatt-hours, in 2009.
That places Nauru 211th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0.5741 terawatt-hours | 0.5586 terawatt-hours | 0.5853 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5925 terawatt-hours | 0.5586 terawatt-hours | 0.6274 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3178 terawatt-hours | 0.2251 terawatt-hours | 0.4578 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2939 terawatt-hours | 0.2333 terawatt-hours | 0.3649 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 terawatt-hours | 0.3086 terawatt-hours | 0.3777 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 208 Micronesia (country) 0.7021 terawatt-hours compare
- 209 Falkland Islands 0.489 terawatt-hours compare
- 210 Cook Islands 0.4859 terawatt-hours compare
- 212 Kiribati 0.3527 terawatt-hours compare
- 213 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.3018 terawatt-hours compare
- 214 Montserrat 0.1854 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Nauru
- 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 49.21 (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 36.39 (2023)
- Vegetable oil vs gdp 12.68 (2023)
- Renewable water resources per capita 847.39 (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 0.01 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption in Nauru?
- Oil consumption in Nauru was 0.3777 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6274 terawatt-hours in 1996.
- What is the lowest oil consumption recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2251 terawatt-hours in 2009.
- How does Nauru rank for oil consumption?
- Nauru ranks 211th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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); 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.