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Solar Capacity by African country
South Africa has the highest reported installed solar electricity capacity among the 54 countries shown, at 11.3K MW (2025).
Installed solar electricity capacity, in megawatts (IRENA). 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
South Africa
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The 5 largest values account for 78% of the total across the countries shown.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Solar Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 11.3K MW | |
| 2 | Egypt | 3.3K MW | |
| 3 | Morocco | 1.1K MW | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 894.9 MW | |
| 5 | Kenya | 551.1 MW | |
| 6 | Algeria | 461.8 MW | |
| 7 | Namibia | 388.9 MW | |
| 8 | Angola | 384.6 MW | |
| 9 | Zambia | 328.1 MW | |
| 10 | Senegal | 289.9 MW | |
| 11 | Nigeria | 284.5 MW | |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 205.6 MW | |
| 13 | Sudan | 190.3 MW | |
| 14 | Ghana | 185.5 MW | |
| 15 | Mozambique | 175.4 MW | |
| 16 | Mauritania | 169 MW | |
| 17 | Botswana | 168.9 MW | |
| 18 | Mauritius | 155.1 MW | |
| 19 | Mali | 136.5 MW | |
| 20 | Chad | 111 MW | |
| 21 | Malawi | 104.9 MW | |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 104.8 MW | |
| 23 | Uganda | 95.8 MW | |
| 24 | Cameroon | 89.6 MW | |
| 25 | Togo | 86.6 MW | |
| 26 | Niger | 82.9 MW | |
| 27 | Madagascar | 63.2 MW | |
| 28 | Somalia | 45.9 MW | |
| 29 | South Sudan | 44.7 MW | |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 40.5 MW | |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 39.1 MW | |
| 32 | Benin | 35.3 MW | |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 32.7 MW | |
| 34 | Lesotho | 28.8 MW | |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.8 MW | |
| 36 | Eswatini | 27.9 MW | |
| 37 | Eritrea | 25.1 MW | |
| 38 | Gambia | 24.7 MW | |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 21.6 MW | |
| 40 | Seychelles | 18.9 MW | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 17.4 MW | |
| 42 | Guinea | 17.3 MW | |
| 43 | Rwanda | 15.2 MW | |
| 44 | Tanzania | 12.2 MW | |
| 45 | Gabon | 11.5 MW | |
| 46 | Burundi | 10 MW | |
| 47 | Libya | 9.5 MW | |
| 48 | Comoros | 9.4 MW | |
| 49 | Liberia | 3.7 MW | |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.8 MW | |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.7 MW | |
| 52 | Republic of the Congo | 0.8 MW | |
| 53 | Djibouti | 0.7 MW | |
| 54 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 MW |
Tunisia
Kenya
Algeria
Namibia
Angola
Zambia
Senegal
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Sudan
Ghana
Mozambique
Mauritania
Botswana
Mauritius
Mali
Chad
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Uganda
Cameroon
Togo
Niger
Madagascar
Somalia
South Sudan
Central African Republic
Cote d'Ivoire
Benin
Cabo Verde
Lesotho
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eswatini
Eritrea
Gambia
Ethiopia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Guinea
Rwanda
Tanzania
Gabon
Burundi
Libya
Comoros
Liberia
Guinea-Bissau
Sao Tome and Principe
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
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The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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