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Renewable Energy Capacity by African country

2025

Total installed renewable electricity capacity, in megawatts (IRENA).

Africa, 202554 of 54 countries
81,417total across the countries with a figure
Highest in 2025South Africa · 16,598Lowest in 2025Guinea-Bissau · 2.75Reported in 202554 of 54 countries surveyed
All 54, ranked. Pinned countries are drawn in vermilion.
05k10k15k20kSouth Africa16,598Ethiopia10,082Egypt9,258Morocco4,851Angola4,165Zambia3,536Democratic Republic of the Congo3,279Nigeria3,206Kenya2,979Tanzania2,880Mozambique2,444Uganda1,926Sudan1,871Ghana1,778Cameroon1,500Zimbabwe1,285Tunisia1,206Cote d'Ivoire1,029Guinea831.5Namibia747.4Mali632.5Senegal624.8Algeria600.7Malawi516.0Gabon332.3Mauritius318.1Mauritania305.8Madagascar256.1Burkina Faso240.5Republic of the Congo226.9Eswatini197.5Burundi178.0Botswana168.9Togo153.2Equatorial Guinea127.2Rwanda126.8Chad114.1Sierra Leone112.1Lesotho104.0Liberia98.8Niger82.9Djibouti80.7Cabo Verde73.0Central African Republic59.4Somalia49.5South Sudan44.7Benin35.8Gambia25.9Eritrea25.9Seychelles24.9Comoros10.8Libya9.47Sao Tome and Principe5.13Guinea-Bissau2.75
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.
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries26,764
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries17,815
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries17,797
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries9,808
Western Africa16 of 16 countries9,233
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2025 figure81,417

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

Renewable Energy CapacityTotal installed 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) — "Renewable Energy Capacity". Data adapted from IRENA. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/renewable-capacity
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=renewable_capacity_total_mw&year=2025&limit=100

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Renewable Energy 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.

#CountryRenewable Energy CapacityPeriod
1South Africa16.6K MW2025
2Ethiopia10.1K MW2025
3Egypt9.3K MW2025
4Morocco4.9K MW2025
5Angola4.2K MW2025
6Zambia3.5K MW2025
7Democratic Republic of the Congo3.3K MW2025
8Nigeria3.2K MW2025
9Kenya3K MW2025
10Tanzania2.9K MW2025
11Mozambique2.4K MW2025
12Uganda1.9K MW2025
13Sudan1.9K MW2025
14Ghana1.8K MW2025
15Cameroon1.5K MW2025
16Zimbabwe1.3K MW2025
17Tunisia1.2K MW2025
18Cote d'Ivoire1K MW2025
19Guinea831.5 MW2025
20Namibia747.4 MW2025
21Mali632.5 MW2025
22Senegal624.8 MW2025
23Algeria600.7 MW2025
24Malawi516 MW2025
25Gabon332.3 MW2025
26Mauritius318.1 MW2025
27Mauritania305.8 MW2025
28Madagascar256.1 MW2025
29Burkina Faso240.5 MW2025
30Republic of the Congo226.9 MW2025
31Eswatini197.5 MW2025
32Burundi178 MW2025
33Botswana168.9 MW2025
34Togo153.2 MW2025
35Equatorial Guinea127.2 MW2025
36Rwanda126.8 MW2025
37Chad114.1 MW2025
38Sierra Leone112.1 MW2025
39Lesotho104 MW2025
40Liberia98.8 MW2025
41Niger82.9 MW2025
42Djibouti80.7 MW2025
43Cabo Verde73 MW2025
44Central African Republic59.4 MW2025
45Somalia49.5 MW2025
46South Sudan44.7 MW2025
47Benin35.8 MW2025
48Gambia26 MW2025
49Eritrea25.9 MW2025
50Seychelles24.9 MW2025
51Comoros10.8 MW2025
52Libya9.5 MW2025
53Sao Tome and Principe5.1 MW2025
54Guinea-Bissau2.8 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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