Electricity production by source in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Electricity production by source was 2.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in Marshall Islands, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 2.4% for electricity production by source in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 333.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Marshall Islands peaked at 2.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.
That places Marshall Islands 140th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +106.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +99.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +74.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +41.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +64.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 62% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 2.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.9%, 31% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source in Marshall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +106.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2008 | +99.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2009 | +74.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 137 Saint Lucia 2.5% compare
- 138 Greenland 2.5% compare
- 139 United States Virgin Islands 2.5% compare
- 141 British Virgin Islands 2.3% compare
- 142 Belarus 2.2% compare
- 143 Armenia 2.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Marshall Islands
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 41.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 14.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita 43.8% (2023)
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 13.95 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 384.82 tonnes (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 0.0096 units per person (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre 2.14 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production by source in Marshall Islands?
- Electricity production by source in Marshall Islands was 2.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for electricity production by source?
- Marshall Islands ranks 140th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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