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Solomon Islands — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Solomon Islands, 1999–2024.
Latest value · 2024
81.50%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +419.1% since 1999
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
81.50%
First (1999)
15.70%
Change
+419.1%
Highest
81.50%
in 2024
Lowest
4.70%
in 2000
Average
41.38%
Annual growth (CAGR)
6.81%
Years of data
26
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.5% |
| 2023 | 81.3% |
| 2022 | 76% |
| 2021 | 76.3% |
| 2020 | 72.9% |
| 2019 | 69.4% |
| 2018 | 65.8% |
| 2017 | 62.9% |
| 2016 | 58.2% |
| 2015 | 55.1% |
| 2014 | 50.5% |
| 2013 | 44.7% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.