Electricity generation from oil in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Electricity generation from oil was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.1 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.06 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 153rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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 generation from oil in Solomon Islands?
- Electricity generation from oil in Solomon Islands was 0.1 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 oil recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Solomon Islands ranks 153rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.