Solomon Islands — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Solomon Islands, 1999–2024.
Electricity access for Solomon Islands was 81.50% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 26 years, from 1999 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 4.70% in 2000 (about 17.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.81% per year.
Solomon Islands ranks 169 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 79%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Solomon Islands sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 61%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 32 of 36 economies; Myanmar (80.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 118% in 2008. That is 20% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1999 level: doubled by 2010. Doubling roughly every 11 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 156th of 171 in 1999 → 206th of 211 in 2000 → 186th of 215 in 2010 → 169th of 215 in 2020 → 169th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1999 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +5.3 pp |
| 2022 | 76% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +3.4 pp |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +3.5 pp |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +3.6 pp |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +2.9 pp |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +4.7 pp |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +3.1 pp |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +4.6 pp |
| 2014 | 50.5% | +5.8 pp |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +1.8 pp |
| 2012 | 42.9% | +3.8 pp |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +3.7 pp |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +14.2 pp |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -6.9 pp |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +15.2 pp |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -4.8 pp |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +2.9 pp |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +2.9 pp |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +2.9 pp |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +2.9 pp |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +2.9 pp |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -11.0 pp |
| 1999 | 15.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Solomon Islands’s Electricity access in 2000?
4.7% (2000). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Solomon Islands’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1999 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +419.1% in total — about 6.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 81.5%; 2023: 81.3%; 2022: 76%; 2021: 76.3%; 2020: 72.9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.