Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 85.06 watts per capita in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Marshall 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
Marshall Islands recorded 85.06 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.4% on the previous year and up 309.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Marshall Islands peaked at 85.06 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.77 watts per capita, in 2003.
Marshall Islands ranks 145th 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.79 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 0.78 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.78 watts per capita | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.77 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.35 watts per capita | +75.3% |
| 2005 | 1.35 watts per capita | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.35 watts per capita | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.35 watts per capita | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.88 watts per capita | +113.3% |
| 2009 | 5.09 watts per capita | +76.7% |
| 2010 | 6.05 watts per capita | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 6.26 watts per capita | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 8.21 watts per capita | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 11.88 watts per capita | +44.7% |
| 2014 | 20.78 watts per capita | +74.9% |
| 2015 | 21.21 watts per capita | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 34.27 watts per capita | +61.6% |
| 2017 | 36.43 watts per capita | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 37.81 watts per capita | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 38.9 watts per capita | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 40.09 watts per capita | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 41.39 watts per capita | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 44.41 watts per capita | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 48.78 watts per capita | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 85.06 watts per capita | +74.4% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 85.06 watts per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183.07 watts per capita, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 85.06 watts per capita is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 175.9 watts per capita, 48% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +113.3% | 1.35 watts per capita | 2.88 watts per capita |
| 2009 | +76.7% | 2.88 watts per capita | 5.09 watts per capita |
| 2004 | +75.3% | 0.77 watts per capita | 1.35 watts per capita |
| 2014 | +74.9% | 11.88 watts per capita | 20.78 watts per capita |
| 2024 | +74.4% | 48.78 watts per capita | 85.06 watts per capita |
| 2016 | +61.6% | 21.21 watts per capita | 34.27 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 watts per capita | 0.77 watts per capita | 5.09 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.18 watts per capita | 6.05 watts per capita | 38.9 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.95 watts per capita | 40.09 watts per capita | 85.06 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 142 Mongolia 94.43 watts per capita compare
- 143 Tunisia 88.45 watts per capita compare
- 144 Turks and Caicos Islands 86.37 watts per capita compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 84.29 watts per capita compare
- 147 Saint Martin (French Part) 80.37 watts per capita compare
- 148 Philippines 80.28 watts per capita 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Marshall Islands?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Marshall Islands was 85.06 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 85.06 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 watts per capita in 2003.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Marshall Islands ranks 145th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall 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).