Primary energy use in Nauru
Nauru: Primary energy use was 0.3834 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary energy use in Nauru, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.3834 terawatt-hours for primary energy use in 2024.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use in Nauru peaked at 0.6274 terawatt-hours in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2251 terawatt-hours, in 2009.
Nauru ranks 206th of 218 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.2943 terawatt-hours | 0.2333 terawatt-hours | 0.3649 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3377 terawatt-hours | 0.3116 terawatt-hours | 0.3834 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 203 Micronesia (country) 0.7021 terawatt-hours compare
- 204 Cook Islands 0.504 terawatt-hours compare
- 205 Falkland Islands 0.494 terawatt-hours compare
- 207 Kiribati 0.3596 terawatt-hours compare
- 208 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.3018 terawatt-hours compare
- 209 Montserrat 0.1876 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 49.2% (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 primary energy use in Nauru?
- Primary energy use in Nauru was 0.3834 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6274 terawatt-hours in 1996.
- What is the lowest primary energy use recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2251 terawatt-hours in 2009.
- How does Nauru rank for primary energy use?
- Nauru ranks 206th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.