Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 8.88 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 8.88 for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 165.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 9.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.74, in 2001.
Solomon Islands ranks 202nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.75 | — |
| 2001 | 0.74 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.78 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.77 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.79 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.82 | +130.4% |
| 2007 | 1.79 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.76 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.73 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.28 | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 2.68 | +109.4% |
| 2012 | 2.58 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.49 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.34 | +34.1% |
| 2015 | 3.23 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9 | +51.7% |
| 2017 | 5.28 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.81 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.71 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 6.68 | +45.2% |
| 2023 | 9.09 | +36.1% |
| 2024 | 8.88 | -2.3% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 8.88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 8.88 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 175.9, 5% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Solomon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +130.4% | 0.79 | 1.82 |
| 2011 | +109.4% | 1.28 | 2.68 |
| 2016 | +51.7% | 3.23 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | +45.2% | 4.6 | 6.68 |
| 2023 | +36.1% | 6.68 | 9.09 |
| 2014 | +34.1% | 2.49 | 3.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 | 0.74 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 | 1.28 | 5.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.79 | 4.6 | 9.09 | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Solomon Islands
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2018)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Solomon Islands was 8.88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.74 in 2001.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 202nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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