Total electricity output in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Total electricity output was 96.79 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output 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 GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Solomon Islands is 96.79 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Solomon Islands peaked at 96.79 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 57 GWh, in 1990.
Solomon Islands ranks 209th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 58 GWh | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 59 GWh | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 60 GWh | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 62 GWh | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 63 GWh | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 64 GWh | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 65 GWh | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 66.8 GWh | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 71.3 GWh | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 68.2 GWh | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 62.9 GWh | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 64.1 GWh | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 63.3 GWh | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 63.4 GWh | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 74.1 GWh | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 75 GWh | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.4 GWh | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 86.3 GWh | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 83.7 GWh | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 87.4 GWh | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 82.7 GWh | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 83.3 GWh | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 89.1 GWh | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 94.09 GWh | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 96.79 GWh | +2.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 96.79 GWh is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 96.79 GWh is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.61 GWh | 57 GWh | 71.3 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.64 GWh | 62.9 GWh | 86.3 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9 GWh | 82.7 GWh | 96.79 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 206 British Virgin Islands 133.72 GWh compare
- 207 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 126.7 GWh compare
- 208 Andorra 99.4 GWh compare
- 210 Palau 94.85 GWh compare
- 211 Anguilla 94.3 GWh compare
- 212 Marshall Islands 85.7 GWh compare
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 total electricity output in Solomon Islands?
- Total electricity output in Solomon Islands was 96.79 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 96.79 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 GWh in 1990.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for total electricity output?
- Solomon Islands ranks 209th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants