Total electricity output in Nauru
Nauru: Total electricity output was 25.1 GWh in 2015. ▼ Falling
Total electricity output in Nauru, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Nauru stood at 25.1 GWh.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Nauru peaked at 33 GWh in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.4 GWh, in 2006.
Nauru ranks 224th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Nauru, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 29 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30 GWh | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 30 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32 GWh | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 32 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33 GWh | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 33 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30 GWh | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 30 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31 GWh | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 31.9 GWh | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 28.3 GWh | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 16.4 GWh | -42.0% |
| 2007 | 20.1 GWh | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 19.5 GWh | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 21.3 GWh | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 22.6 GWh | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 23.1 GWh | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.7 GWh | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 24.3 GWh | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 25.1 GWh | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 25.1 GWh | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 25.1 GWh is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,808 GWh, 0% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 25.1 GWh is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output 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 | -42.0% | 28.3 GWh | 16.4 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9 GWh | 29 GWh | 33 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.15 GWh | 16.4 GWh | 33 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.98 GWh | 22.6 GWh | 25.1 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 221 Guinea-Bissau 36.35 GWh compare
- 222 Cook Islands 29.4 GWh compare
- 223 Kiribati 27.5 GWh compare
- 225 Montserrat 24 GWh compare
- 226 Wallis and Futuna 18.34 GWh compare
- 227 Falkland Islands 17.65 GWh compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Nauru?
- Total electricity output in Nauru was 25.1 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 33 GWh in 1999.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4 GWh in 2006.
- How does Nauru rank for total electricity output?
- Nauru ranks 224th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants