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Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Nauru

Nauru: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.04 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
189th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2018
All-time low
0.02 terawatt-hours
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Nauru, 2000–2024

00.010.020.030.042000201220242000: 0.03 terawatt-hours2001: 0.03 terawatt-hours2002: 0.03 terawatt-hours2003: 0.03 terawatt-hours2004: 0.03 terawatt-hours2005: 0.03 terawatt-hours2006: 0.02 terawatt-hours2007: 0.02 terawatt-hours2008: 0.02 terawatt-hours2009: 0.02 terawatt-hours2010: 0.02 terawatt-hours2011: 0.02 terawatt-hours2012: 0.02 terawatt-hours2013: 0.02 terawatt-hours2014: 0.03 terawatt-hours2015: 0.03 terawatt-hours2016: 0.03 terawatt-hours2017: 0.03 terawatt-hours2018: 0.04 terawatt-hours2019: 0.04 terawatt-hours2020: 0.04 terawatt-hours2021: 0.04 terawatt-hours2022: 0.04 terawatt-hours2023: 0.04 terawatt-hours2024: 0.04 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Nauru is 0.04 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Nauru peaked at 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.02 terawatt-hours, in 2006.

That places Nauru 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Nauru, year by year

Year terawatt-hours Change
2000 0.03 terawatt-hours —
2001 0.03 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2002 0.03 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2003 0.03 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2004 0.03 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2005 0.03 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2006 0.02 terawatt-hours -33.3%
2007 0.02 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2008 0.02 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2009 0.02 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2010 0.02 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2011 0.02 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2012 0.02 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2013 0.02 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2014 0.03 terawatt-hours +50.0%
2015 0.03 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2016 0.03 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2017 0.03 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2018 0.04 terawatt-hours +33.3%
2019 0.04 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2020 0.04 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2021 0.04 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2022 0.04 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2023 0.04 terawatt-hours +0.0%
2024 0.04 terawatt-hours +0.0%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 0.04 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.3 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 0.04 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.55 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.026 terawatt-hours 0.02 terawatt-hours 0.03 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.028 terawatt-hours 0.02 terawatt-hours 0.04 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.04 terawatt-hours 0.04 terawatt-hours 0.04 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 188 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 189 Namibia 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 191 Kiribati 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 192 Cook Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 192 Eswatini 0.02 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Nauru?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Nauru was 0.04 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 Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2018.
What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2006.
How does Nauru rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
Nauru ranks 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
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