Primary energy use in Nauru
Nauru: Primary energy use was 0.3834 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3834 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
207th
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.6274 terawatt-hours
in 1996
All-time low
0.2251 terawatt-hours
in 2009
Years of data
45
1980–2024
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 207th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Primary energy use in Nauru, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5853 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0.5837 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5837 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5837 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5853 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5837 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5586 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5586 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5586 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5586 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5586 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5586 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5586 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6258 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6274 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6258 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6258 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6258 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4578 terawatt-hours | -26.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4149 terawatt-hours | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3895 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3492 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3277 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3211 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2338 terawatt-hours | -27.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2277 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2316 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2251 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2373 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2333 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2475 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2892 terawatt-hours | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3122 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3325 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3649 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2852 terawatt-hours | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3227 terawatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3187 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3116 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.323 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3287 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3418 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3834 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.3834 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 158.21 terawatt-hours, 0% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.3834 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.44 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy use in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -27.2% | 0.3211 terawatt-hours | 0.2338 terawatt-hours |
| 2000 | -26.9% | 0.6258 terawatt-hours | 0.4578 terawatt-hours |
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
- 204 Micronesia (country) 0.7021 terawatt-hours compare
- 205 Cook Islands 0.504 terawatt-hours compare
- 206 Falkland Islands 0.494 terawatt-hours compare
- 208 Kiribati 0.3596 terawatt-hours compare
- 209 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.3018 terawatt-hours compare
- 210 Montserrat 0.1876 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Nauru
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
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 207th out of 219 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.