Electricity generation per person in Nauru

Nauru: Electricity generation per person was 4,178 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,178 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 24.3%
World rank
75th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4,178 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
1,898 kilowatt-hours
in 2013
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation per person in Nauru, 2000–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000201220242000: 2.9k kilowatt-hours2001: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2002: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2003: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2004: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2005: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2006: 2.0k kilowatt-hours2007: 2.0k kilowatt-hours2008: 2.0k kilowatt-hours2009: 2.0k kilowatt-hours2010: 2.0k kilowatt-hours2011: 2.0k kilowatt-hours2012: 1.9k kilowatt-hours2013: 1.9k kilowatt-hours2014: 2.8k kilowatt-hours2015: 2.7k kilowatt-hours2016: 2.7k kilowatt-hours2017: 2.6k kilowatt-hours2018: 3.5k kilowatt-hours2019: 3.4k kilowatt-hours2020: 3.4k kilowatt-hours2021: 3.4k kilowatt-hours2022: 3.4k kilowatt-hours2023: 3.4k kilowatt-hours2024: 4.2k kilowatt-hours

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 per person in Nauru is 4,178 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Nauru peaked at 4,178 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,898 kilowatt-hours, in 2013.

Nauru ranks 75th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,576 kilowatt-hours 1,988 kilowatt-hours 2,979 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 2,558 kilowatt-hours 1,898 kilowatt-hours 3,479 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 3,553 kilowatt-hours 3,361 kilowatt-hours 4,178 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 72 Cyprus 4,312 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 73 Iran 4,283 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 74 United Kingdom 4,203 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 76 Hungary 4,178 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 77 Turkey 4,036 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation per person in Nauru?
Electricity generation per person in Nauru was 4,178 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 per person recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 4,178 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 1,898 kilowatt-hours in 2013.
How does Nauru rank for electricity generation per person?
Nauru ranks 75th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nauru 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.