Electricity generation from hydropower in Fiji
Fiji: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0.34 terawatt-hours
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from hydropower in Fiji stood at 0.6 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Fiji peaked at 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.34 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
Fiji ranks 112th of 215 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.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Fiji, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.55 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.6 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.83 terawatt-hours, 33% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.6 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.418 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 0.51 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.48 terawatt-hours | 0.4 terawatt-hours | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.582 terawatt-hours | 0.55 terawatt-hours | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 109 Bangladesh 0.65 terawatt-hours compare
- 109 Ireland 0.65 terawatt-hours compare
- 109 Nicaragua 0.65 terawatt-hours compare
- 113 New Caledonia 0.54 terawatt-hours compare
- 114 French Guiana 0.52 terawatt-hours compare
- 114 Rwanda 0.52 terawatt-hours compare
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 in Fiji?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Fiji was 0.6 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 hydropower recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Fiji rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Fiji ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.