Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Fiji
Fiji: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 646 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 646 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Fiji peaked at 652.58 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 381.86 kilowatt-hours, in 2006.
Fiji ranks 51st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Fiji, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 487.56 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 541.43 kilowatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 524.44 kilowatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 392.48 kilowatt-hours | -25.2% |
| 2004 | 423.16 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 385.32 kilowatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 381.86 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 568.03 kilowatt-hours | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 553.46 kilowatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 507.03 kilowatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 450.34 kilowatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 492.88 kilowatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 568.36 kilowatt-hours | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 567.46 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 435.93 kilowatt-hours | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 435.45 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 533.09 kilowatt-hours | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 533.33 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 610.56 kilowatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 612.09 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 612.04 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 599.97 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 652.58 kilowatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 649.25 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 646 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 646 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 268.46 kilowatt-hours, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 646 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.33 kilowatt-hours, 6.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 476.48 kilowatt-hours | 381.86 kilowatt-hours | 568.03 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 523.95 kilowatt-hours | 435.45 kilowatt-hours | 612.09 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 631.97 kilowatt-hours | 599.97 kilowatt-hours | 652.58 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More energy & mining data for Fiji
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.53 % 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 23.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower per person in Fiji?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Fiji was 646 kilowatt-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 hydropower per person recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 652.58 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 381.86 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Fiji rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Fiji ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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 hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.