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Solar Share of Electricity by African country
Namibia has the highest solar's share of electricity generation of any African country, at 35.4% — 1.9× Somalia's 18.6%.
Share of electricity generation that comes from solar (Ember via Our World in Data). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · OWID ENERGY, 2024.
Namibia
Somalia
TogoBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Solar Share of Electricity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Somalia | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Togo | 18.3% | |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.8% | |
| 5 | Cabo Verde | 15.4% | |
| 6 | Seychelles | 14.3% | |
| 7 | Eritrea | 11.1% | |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 9.5% | |
| 9 | Senegal | 8.9% | |
| 10 | South Africa | 8% | |
| 11 | Mauritania | 7.7% | |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 6.5% | |
| 13 | Morocco | 5.8% | |
| 14 | Mauritius | 5% | |
| 15 | Eswatini | 4.9% | |
| 16 | Kenya | 4.6% | |
| 17 | Madagascar | 4.1% | |
| 18 | Benin | 4% | |
| 19 | Rwanda | 3.5% | |
| 20 | Niger | 3.2% | |
| 21 | Egypt | 3.1% | |
| 22 | Uganda | 2.9% | |
| 23 | Mali | 2.9% | |
| 24 | Angola | 2.8% | |
| 25 | Tunisia | 2.5% | |
| 26 | South Sudan | 1.8% | |
| 27 | Liberia | 1.8% | |
| 28 | Sudan | 1.1% | |
| 29 | Algeria | 1% | |
| 30 | Zambia | 0.9% | |
| 31 | Guinea | 0.7% | |
| 32 | Ghana | 0.7% | |
| 33 | Cameroon | 0.6% | |
| 34 | Malawi | 0.5% | |
| 35 | Tanzania | 0.5% | |
| 36 | Mozambique | 0.4% | |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% | |
| 38 | Nigeria | 0.3% | |
| 39 | Botswana | 0.3% | |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.2% | |
| 41 | Republic of the Congo | 0.2% | |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | |
| 43 | Libya | 0% | |
| 44 | Burundi | 0% | |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 0% | |
| 46 | Chad | 0% | |
| 47 | Comoros | 0% | |
| 48 | Djibouti | 0% | |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 0% | |
| 50 | Gabon | 0% | |
| 51 | Gambia | 0% | |
| 52 | Guinea-Bissau | 0% | |
| 53 | Lesotho | 0% | |
| 54 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0% |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cabo Verde
Seychelles
Eritrea
Sierra Leone
Senegal
South Africa
Mauritania
Burkina Faso
Morocco
Mauritius
Eswatini
Kenya
Madagascar
Benin
Rwanda
Niger
Egypt
Uganda
Mali
Angola
Tunisia
South Sudan
Liberia
Sudan
Algeria
Zambia
Guinea
Ghana
Cameroon
Malawi
Tanzania
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Botswana
Cote d'Ivoire
Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Libya
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest solar's share of electricity generation?
Namibia has the highest solar's share of electricity generation in Africa at 35.4% (2024), followed by Somalia and Togo.
Which African country has the lowest solar's share of electricity generation?
Sao Tome and Principe has the lowest solar's share of electricity generation of the 54 African countries with data, at 0% (2023).
How many African countries report Solar Share of Electricity data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Solar Share of Electricity figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=solar_electricity_share_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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