Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Solomon Islands, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Solomon Islands stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Solomon Islands peaked at 1.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
That places Solomon Islands 141st out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -50.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +69.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +12.3% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.0%, 17% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +69.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 2010 | -50.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 138 Micronesia (country) 1.4% compare
- 139 South Korea 1.3% compare
- 140 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 142 Belarus 0.7% compare
- 143 Hungary 0.6% compare
- 144 Mongolia 0.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Solomon Islands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Solomon Islands?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Solomon Islands was 0.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Solomon Islands ranks 141st out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.