Primary energy use in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Primary energy use was 0.504 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use in Cook Islands, 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
The most recent figure for primary energy use in Cook Islands is 0.504 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use in Cook Islands peaked at 0.504 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1227 terawatt-hours, in 1980.
Cook Islands ranks 205th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary energy use 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 | 0.1842 terawatt-hours | +45.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1837 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1837 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1837 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1842 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1837 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1837 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1837 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2736 terawatt-hours | +49.0% |
| 2001 | 0.261 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1413 terawatt-hours | -45.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1303 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2212 terawatt-hours | +69.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3543 terawatt-hours | +60.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3775 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3185 terawatt-hours | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3272 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3014 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3581 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4018 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4261 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4244 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4482 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4164 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4323 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.462 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4713 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4725 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3292 terawatt-hours | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3471 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4144 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4726 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.504 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy use 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 | +69.7% | 0.1303 terawatt-hours | 0.2212 terawatt-hours |
| 2005 | +60.1% | 0.2212 terawatt-hours | 0.3543 terawatt-hours |
| 2000 | +49.0% | 0.1837 terawatt-hours | 0.2736 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 | 0.1781 terawatt-hours | 0.1263 terawatt-hours | 0.1842 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2706 terawatt-hours | 0.1303 terawatt-hours | 0.3775 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4313 terawatt-hours | 0.3581 terawatt-hours | 0.4725 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4134 terawatt-hours | 0.3292 terawatt-hours | 0.504 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 202 Dominica 0.7744 terawatt-hours compare
- 203 Sao Tome and Principe 0.7419 terawatt-hours compare
- 204 Micronesia (country) 0.7021 terawatt-hours compare
- 206 Falkland Islands 0.494 terawatt-hours compare
- 207 Nauru 0.3834 terawatt-hours compare
- 208 Kiribati 0.3596 terawatt-hours compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy use in Cook Islands?
- Primary energy use in Cook Islands was 0.504 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 Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.504 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary energy use recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1227 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- How does Cook Islands rank for primary energy use?
- Cook Islands ranks 205th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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); 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.