Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.185 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.185 people per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
47th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.953 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.185 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024

0.20.40.60.812000201220242000: 0.953 people per person2001: 0.924 people per person2002: 0.895 people per person2003: 0.866 people per person2004: 0.837 people per person2005: 0.808 people per person2006: 0.856 people per person2007: 0.871 people per person2008: 0.719 people per person2009: 0.788 people per person2010: 0.646 people per person2011: 0.609 people per person2012: 0.571 people per person2013: 0.553 people per person2014: 0.495 people per person2015: 0.449 people per person2016: 0.418 people per person2017: 0.371 people per person2018: 0.342 people per person2019: 0.306 people per person2020: 0.271 people per person2021: 0.237 people per person2022: 0.24 people per person2023: 0.187 people per person2024: 0.185 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 0.185 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.953 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.185 people per person, in 2024.

That places Solomon Islands 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Solomon Islands, 2000 to 2024.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.953 people per person
2001 0.924 people per person -3.0%
2002 0.895 people per person -3.1%
2003 0.866 people per person -3.2%
2004 0.837 people per person -3.3%
2005 0.808 people per person -3.5%
2006 0.856 people per person +5.9%
2007 0.871 people per person +1.8%
2008 0.719 people per person -17.5%
2009 0.788 people per person +9.6%
2010 0.646 people per person -18.0%
2011 0.609 people per person -5.7%
2012 0.571 people per person -6.2%
2013 0.553 people per person -3.2%
2014 0.495 people per person -10.5%
2015 0.449 people per person -9.3%
2016 0.418 people per person -6.9%
2017 0.371 people per person -11.2%
2018 0.342 people per person -7.8%
2019 0.306 people per person -10.5%
2020 0.271 people per person -11.4%
2021 0.237 people per person -12.5%
2022 0.24 people per person +1.3%
2023 0.187 people per person -22.1%
2024 0.185 people per person -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8517 people per person 0.719 people per person 0.953 people per person 10
2010s 0.476 people per person 0.306 people per person 0.646 people per person 10
2020s 0.224 people per person 0.185 people per person 0.271 people per person 5

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 44 Sao Tome and Principe 0.223 people per person compare
  2. 45 Botswana 0.198 people per person compare
  3. 46 Myanmar 0.196 people per person compare
  4. 48 Senegal 0.171 people per person compare
  5. 49 Yemen 0.137 people per person compare
  6. 50 Afghanistan 0.122 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Solomon Islands?
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.185 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.953 people per person in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.185 people per person in 2024.
How does Solomon Islands rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Solomon Islands ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.