Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 14.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 14.0% for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 14.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2001.
Solomon Islands ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 14.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 14.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.0%, 17% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 164 East Timor 19.0% compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 166 Togo 15.0% compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 12.0% compare
- 169 Chad 11.0% compare
- 169 Comoros 11.0% compare
- 169 Tanzania 11.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Solomon Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9064 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -99.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 7.33 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -99.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5.36 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands was 14.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2001.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.