Electricity demand in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Electricity demand was 0.11 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.11 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
201st
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.11 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0.06 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Electricity demand in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.11 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.11 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.