Renewable energy consumption in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Renewable energy consumption was 63.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Solomon Islands, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Solomon Islands stood at 63.3%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Solomon Islands peaked at 67.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1991.
That places Solomon Islands 35th out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.0% | — |
| 1991 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 62.9% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 66.8% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 63.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 63.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 6.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 59.0% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 64.0% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 63.0% | 63.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Solomon Islands?
- Renewable energy consumption in Solomon Islands was 63.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1991.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Solomon Islands ranks 35th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption