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Access to electricity in Solomon Islands

Access to electricity in the Solomon Islands was 81.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 168th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202481.5%
Change on 2023+0.2 pts
Rank168th of 214Countries ranked
Series high81.52024
Series low4.72000

Access to electricity in Solomon Islands, 1999 to 2024

02040608010019992003200720112015201920241999: 15.7 %2000: 4.7 %2001: 7.6 %2002: 10.5 %2003: 13.4 %2004: 16.3 %2005: 19.2 %2006: 14.4 %2007: 12.9 %2008: 28.1 %2009: 21.2 %2010: 35.4 %2011: 39.1 %2012: 42.9 %2013: 44.7 %2014: 50.5 %2015: 55.1 %2016: 58.2 %2017: 62.9 %2018: 65.8 %2019: 69.4 %2020: 72.9 %2021: 76.3 %2022: 76 %2023: 81.3 %2024: 81.5 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 26 values
Period%
202481.5
202381.3
202276
202176.3
202072.9
201969.4
201865.8
201762.9
201658.2
201555.1
201450.5
201344.7
201242.9
201139.1
201035.4
200921.2
200828.1
200712.9
200614.4
200519.2
200416.3
200313.4
200210.5
20017.6
20004.7
199915.7

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Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Solomon Islands?

Access to electricity in the Solomon Islands was 81.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 168th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Solomon Islands?

81.5% in 2024, the highest value since 1999 in this series.

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