Access to electricity, urban in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Access to electricity, urban was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Solomon Islands, 1999–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in Solomon Islands stood at 82.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Solomon Islands peaked at 82.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 1999.
Solomon Islands ranks 192nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.1% | — |
| 2000 | 59.1% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 59.1% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 60.4% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 77.1% | 82.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 189 Lesotho 85.2% compare
- 189 Tanzania, United Republic of 85.2% compare
- 191 Zimbabwe 85.1% compare
- 193 Zambia 80.3% compare
- 194 Mozambique 79.8% compare
- 195 Sao Tome and Principe 78.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Solomon Islands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Solomon Islands?
- Access to electricity, urban in Solomon Islands was 82.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 1999.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Solomon Islands ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.