Electricity demand in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Electricity demand was 0.11 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Solomon Islands is 0.11 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.11 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.06 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 201st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.068 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.106 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.11 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 199 Central African Republic 0.14 terawatt-hours compare
- 199 Comoros 0.14 terawatt-hours compare
- 202 Sao Tome and Principe 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 202 Western Sahara 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 204 Guinea-Bissau 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 204 Vanuatu 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Solomon Islands
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 3.8% (2018)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2017)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Solomon Islands?
- Electricity demand in Solomon Islands was 0.11 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for electricity demand?
- Solomon Islands ranks 201st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.