Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Solomon Islands

Hydro share of electricity in the Solomon Islands in 2021 — 0.86%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.51 pp.

2021 0.86% +0.09 pp vs 2020
World rank 141of 208
Period maximum 1.61%2002
Period minimum 0.55%2015

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Solomon Islands, 2000–202100.511.52200020032006200920122015201820212000: 1.37%2001: 1.42%2002: 1.61%2003: 1.61%2004: 1.57%2005: 1.41%2006: 1.37%2007: 1.24%2008: 1.2%2009: 1.17%2010: 0.58%2011: 0.57%2012: 0.57%2013: 0.58%2014: 0.55%2015: 0.55%2016: 0.93%2017: 0.89%2018: 0.87%2019: 0.85%2020: 0.77%2021: 0.86%
Change over the period: −0.51 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands 0.86%
World 15.41%
Melanesia computed 29.54%
Hydro share of electricity — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 0.86 +0.09 pp
2020 0.77 −0.09 pp
2019 0.85 −0.02 pp
2018 0.87 −0.02 pp
2017 0.89 −0.03 pp
2016 0.93 +0.38 pp
2015 0.55 −0.01 pp
2014 0.55 −0.03 pp
2013 0.58 +0.02 pp
2012 0.57 −0 pp
2011 0.57 −0.01 pp
2010 0.58 −0.59 pp
2009 1.17 −0.02 pp
2008 1.2 −0.04 pp
2007 1.24 −0.13 pp
2006 1.37 −0.04 pp
2005 1.41 −0.16 pp
2004 1.57 −0.04 pp
2003 1.61 +0 pp
2002 1.61 +0.19 pp
2001 1.42 +0.05 pp
2000 1.37

Melanesia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.