Electricity production from oil sources in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Electricity production from oil sources was 93.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Solomon Islands, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 93.4% for electricity production from oil sources in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Solomon Islands peaked at 98.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2017.
Solomon Islands ranks 25th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 95.8% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.2% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.4% | 94.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 94.3% compare
- 23 Maldives 94.2% compare
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 93.9% compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 92.9% compare
- 27 Guyana 92.9% compare
- 28 Barbados 92.7% 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 production from oil sources in Solomon Islands?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Solomon Islands was 93.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2017.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Solomon Islands ranks 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.