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Off-grid Renewable Capacity by African country

2025

Installed off-grid renewable electricity capacity, in megawatts (IRENA).

Africa, 202554 of 54 countries
1,285total across the countries with a figure
Highest in 2025Sudan · 136.0Lowest in 2025Sao Tome and Principe · 0.010Reported in 202554 of 54 countries surveyed
All 54, ranked. Pinned countries are drawn in vermilion.
037.575.0112.5150.0Sudan136.0Nigeria118.0Mauritania105.6Kenya87.3Mali81.0Mozambique73.2Tanzania63.2Algeria57.9Democratic Republic of the Congo53.7Somalia49.5Angola36.8Egypt35.3Morocco28.0Cameroon27.5Eritrea25.6Ethiopia22.8Burkina Faso22.2Djibouti20.7Ghana20.5Guinea19.3Sierra Leone16.2Madagascar15.8Togo15.7South Africa14.1Uganda12.3Niger10.9Liberia10.7Zambia9.67Cote d'Ivoire9.08Tunisia8.92Benin8.86Namibia8.54Senegal7.83Burundi7.69Libya6.33Malawi5.50Rwanda4.25Seychelles4.12South Sudan3.74Zimbabwe3.29Guinea-Bissau2.75Botswana2.36Gabon2.27Chad2.26Eswatini1.84Cabo Verde1.80Gambia1.06Republic of the Congo0.790Central African Republic0.720Mauritius0.700Lesotho0.690Comoros0.070Equatorial Guinea0.010Sao Tome and Principe0.010
20142025
IRENA · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Summed across the countries with a figure, so a region’s total is only as complete as its coverage.
Western Africa16 of 16 countries451.5
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries409.4
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries272.4
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries124.0
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries27.5
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2025 figure1,285

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Off-grid Renewable CapacityInstalled off-grid renewable electricity capacity, in megawatts (IRENA).
SourceIRENA, with processing by Africa API
Unitmw
Last updated2 May 2026
Next expected updateMay 2027
Date range2000–2025
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Off-grid Renewable Capacity". Data adapted from IRENA. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/offgrid-renewable-capacity
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=offgrid_renewable_capacity_mw&year=2025&limit=100

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The measures that explain this one.
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Off-grid Renewable Capacity: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryOff-grid Renewable CapacityPeriod
1Sudan136 MW2025
2Nigeria118.1 MW2025
3Mauritania105.6 MW2025
4Kenya87.3 MW2025
5Mali81 MW2025
6Mozambique73.2 MW2025
7Tanzania63.2 MW2025
8Algeria57.9 MW2025
9Democratic Republic of the Congo53.7 MW2025
10Somalia49.5 MW2025
11Angola36.8 MW2025
12Egypt35.3 MW2025
13Morocco28 MW2025
14Cameroon27.5 MW2025
15Eritrea25.6 MW2025
16Ethiopia22.8 MW2025
17Burkina Faso22.2 MW2025
18Djibouti20.7 MW2025
19Ghana20.5 MW2025
20Guinea19.3 MW2025
21Sierra Leone16.2 MW2025
22Madagascar15.8 MW2025
23Togo15.7 MW2025
24South Africa14.1 MW2025
25Uganda12.3 MW2025
26Niger10.9 MW2025
27Liberia10.7 MW2025
28Zambia9.7 MW2025
29Cote d'Ivoire9.1 MW2025
30Tunisia8.9 MW2025
31Benin8.9 MW2025
32Namibia8.5 MW2025
33Senegal7.8 MW2025
34Burundi7.7 MW2025
35Libya6.3 MW2025
36Malawi5.5 MW2025
37Rwanda4.3 MW2025
38Seychelles4.1 MW2025
39South Sudan3.7 MW2025
40Zimbabwe3.3 MW2025
41Guinea-Bissau2.8 MW2025
42Botswana2.4 MW2025
43Gabon2.3 MW2025
44Chad2.3 MW2025
45Eswatini1.8 MW2025
46Cabo Verde1.8 MW2025
47Gambia1.1 MW2025
48Republic of the Congo0.8 MW2025
49Central African Republic0.7 MW2025
50Mauritius0.7 MW2025
51Lesotho0.7 MW2025
52Comoros0.1 MW2025
53Equatorial Guinea0 MW2025
54Sao Tome and Principe0 MW2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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