Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Palau
Palau: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1,123 watts per capita in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Palau, 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
In 2024, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Palau stood at 1,123 watts per capita. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1,659.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Palau peaked at 1,123 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2 watts per capita, in 2003.
Palau ranks 36th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Palau, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.21 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 0.21 watts per capita | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.21 watts per capita | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 watts per capita | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2 watts per capita | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.61 watts per capita | +705.0% |
| 2006 | 1.63 watts per capita | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.66 watts per capita | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 14.84 watts per capita | +794.0% |
| 2009 | 15.07 watts per capita | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 15.87 watts per capita | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 31.92 watts per capita | +101.1% |
| 2012 | 37.55 watts per capita | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 42.21 watts per capita | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 63.84 watts per capita | +51.2% |
| 2015 | 63.65 watts per capita | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 138.79 watts per capita | +118.1% |
| 2017 | 138.67 watts per capita | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 161.11 watts per capita | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 147.1 watts per capita | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 164.17 watts per capita | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 243.94 watts per capita | +48.6% |
| 2022 | 244.27 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,107 watts per capita | +353.1% |
| 2024 | 1,123 watts per capita | +1.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1,123 watts per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 watts per capita, 1.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1,123 watts per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 175.9 watts per capita, 6.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Palau 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 | +794.0% | 1.66 watts per capita | 14.84 watts per capita |
| 2005 | +705.0% | 0.2 watts per capita | 1.61 watts per capita |
| 2023 | +353.1% | 244.27 watts per capita | 1,107 watts per capita |
| 2016 | +118.1% | 63.65 watts per capita | 138.79 watts per capita |
| 2011 | +101.1% | 15.87 watts per capita | 31.92 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.58 watts per capita | 0.2 watts per capita | 15.07 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.07 watts per capita | 15.87 watts per capita | 161.11 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 576.48 watts per capita | 164.17 watts per capita | 1,123 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More energy & mining data for Palau
- Fuel imports 24.1% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 2.1% (2018)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 1,165 tonnes (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 0.0656 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 2.53 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Palau?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Palau was 1,123 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,123 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 watts per capita in 2003.
- How does Palau rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Palau ranks 36th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,659.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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).