Australia vs Cook Islands: Electricity generation from solar per person
Australia
2,079 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Cook Islands
1,455 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Cook Islands rank
1st
Electricity generation from solar per person over time
- Australia
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2,079 kilowatt-hours against 1,455 kilowatt-hours in Cook Islands, a difference of 624 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Cook Islands ranks 1st of 210 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.87 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 4.87 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 275.03 kilowatt-hours | 240.83 kilowatt-hours | 34.2 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,428 kilowatt-hours | 1,234 kilowatt-hours | 194.46 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Australia or Cook Islands?
- Australia, at 2,079 kilowatt-hours against 1,455 kilowatt-hours in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar per person between Australia and Cook Islands?
- 624 kilowatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cook Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Cook Islands rank globally for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Australia ranks 1st and Cook Islands ranks 1st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.