Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 405.71 watts per capita in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cook Islands is 405.71 watts per capita, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 325.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cook Islands peaked at 405.71 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.23 watts per capita, in 2012.
Cook Islands ranks 80th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 3.74 watts per capita | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 3.81 watts per capita | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 6.46 watts per capita | +69.6% |
| 2004 | 6.43 watts per capita | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.41 watts per capita | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.38 watts per capita | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.26 watts per capita | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.57 watts per capita | -43.0% |
| 2009 | 3.46 watts per capita | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.36 watts per capita | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.27 watts per capita | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.23 watts per capita | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 40.39 watts per capita | +1150.5% |
| 2014 | 95.31 watts per capita | +136.0% |
| 2015 | 166.06 watts per capita | +74.2% |
| 2016 | 173.72 watts per capita | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 176.63 watts per capita | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 291.21 watts per capita | +64.9% |
| 2019 | 345.34 watts per capita | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 356.07 watts per capita | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 366.88 watts per capita | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 378.32 watts per capita | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 391.65 watts per capita | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 405.71 watts per capita | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cook 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1150.5% | 3.23 watts per capita | 40.39 watts per capita |
| 2014 | +136.0% | 40.39 watts per capita | 95.31 watts per capita |
| 2015 | +74.2% | 95.31 watts per capita | 166.06 watts per capita |
| 2003 | +69.6% | 3.81 watts per capita | 6.46 watts per capita |
| 2018 | +64.9% | 176.63 watts per capita | 291.21 watts per capita |
| 2008 | -43.0% | 6.26 watts per capita | 3.57 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.01 watts per capita | 3.46 watts per capita | 6.46 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.85 watts per capita | 3.23 watts per capita | 345.34 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 379.73 watts per capita | 356.07 watts per capita | 405.71 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 77 French Polynesia 432.99 watts per capita compare
- 78 Aruba 423.85 watts per capita compare
- 79 Tokelau 413.01 watts per capita compare
- 81 Russia 394.02 watts per capita compare
- 82 Puerto Rico 368.07 watts per capita compare
- 83 United States Virgin Islands 360.32 watts per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Cook Islands
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate -45.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oil consumption, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cook Islands?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cook Islands was 405.71 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 405.71 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 watts per capita in 2012.
- How does Cook Islands rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Cook Islands ranks 80th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 325.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).