Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nauru
Nauru: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.01 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nauru peaked at 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Nauru 181st out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 181 American Samoa 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Bermuda 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Botswana 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Brunei 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Kiribati 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Libya 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Saint Lucia 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Solomon Islands 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 South Sudan 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Tonga 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Turkmenistan 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Nauru
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 12,025 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 12,025 (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.07 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.13 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nauru?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nauru was 0.01 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 low-carbon sources recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Nauru ranks 181st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.