Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Cook Islands stood at 0.02 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Cook Islands peaked at 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.02 terawatt-hours, in 2021.
Cook Islands ranks 192nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.022 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 189 Namibia 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 189 Nauru 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 191 Kiribati 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 192 Eswatini 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 194 Falkland Islands 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 194 Montserrat 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 194 Saint Helena 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 194 Sierra Leone 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.6719 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5654 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3984 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 1,504 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.156 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.1015 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -153.83 millimeters (2025)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 90.0% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese 72.4% (2024)
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Cook Islands?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Cook Islands was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Cook Islands rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Cook Islands ranks 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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 from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.