Share of electricity generation from oil in Nauru
Nauru: Share of electricity generation from oil was 80.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from oil in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from oil in Nauru stood at 80.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Nauru peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2024.
That places Nauru 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 80.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- 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 share of electricity generation from oil in Nauru?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Nauru was 80.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Nauru ranks 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.