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Solar Capacity by African country

2025

Installed solar electricity capacity, in megawatts (IRENA).

Africa, 202554 of 54 countries
21,843total across the countries with a figure
Highest in 2025South Africa · 11,255Lowest in 2025Equatorial Guinea · 0.010Reported in 202554 of 54 countries surveyed
All 54, ranked. Pinned countries are drawn in vermilion.
03k6k9k12kSouth Africa11,255Egypt3,267Morocco1,086Tunisia894.9Kenya551.1Algeria461.8Namibia388.9Angola384.6Zambia328.1Senegal289.9Nigeria284.5Burkina Faso205.6Sudan190.3Ghana185.5Mozambique175.4Mauritania169.0Botswana168.9Mauritius155.1Mali136.5Chad111.0Malawi104.9Zimbabwe104.8Uganda95.8Cameroon89.6Togo86.6Niger82.9Madagascar63.1Somalia45.9South Sudan44.7Central African Republic40.5Cote d'Ivoire39.1Benin35.3Cabo Verde32.6Lesotho28.8Democratic Republic of the Congo28.8Eswatini27.9Eritrea25.1Gambia24.7Ethiopia21.6Seychelles18.9Sierra Leone17.4Guinea17.3Rwanda15.2Tanzania12.2Gabon11.5Burundi9.98Libya9.47Comoros9.37Liberia3.69Guinea-Bissau2.75Sao Tome and Principe1.71Republic of the Congo0.790Djibouti0.730Equatorial Guinea0.010
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.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries11,870
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries5,910
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries1,782
Western Africa16 of 16 countries1,614
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries668.4
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2025 figure21,843

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

Solar CapacityInstalled solar 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) — "Solar Capacity". Data adapted from IRENA. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/solar-capacity
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=solar_capacity_mw&year=2025&limit=100

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Solar 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.

#CountrySolar CapacityPeriod
1South Africa11.3K MW2025
2Egypt3.3K MW2025
3Morocco1.1K MW2025
4Tunisia894.9 MW2025
5Kenya551.1 MW2025
6Algeria461.8 MW2025
7Namibia388.9 MW2025
8Angola384.6 MW2025
9Zambia328.1 MW2025
10Senegal289.9 MW2025
11Nigeria284.5 MW2025
12Burkina Faso205.6 MW2025
13Sudan190.3 MW2025
14Ghana185.5 MW2025
15Mozambique175.4 MW2025
16Mauritania169 MW2025
17Botswana168.9 MW2025
18Mauritius155.1 MW2025
19Mali136.5 MW2025
20Chad111 MW2025
21Malawi104.9 MW2025
22Zimbabwe104.8 MW2025
23Uganda95.8 MW2025
24Cameroon89.6 MW2025
25Togo86.6 MW2025
26Niger82.9 MW2025
27Madagascar63.2 MW2025
28Somalia45.9 MW2025
29South Sudan44.7 MW2025
30Central African Republic40.5 MW2025
31Cote d'Ivoire39.1 MW2025
32Benin35.3 MW2025
33Cabo Verde32.7 MW2025
34Lesotho28.8 MW2025
35Democratic Republic of the Congo28.8 MW2025
36Eswatini27.9 MW2025
37Eritrea25.1 MW2025
38Gambia24.7 MW2025
39Ethiopia21.6 MW2025
40Seychelles18.9 MW2025
41Sierra Leone17.4 MW2025
42Guinea17.3 MW2025
43Rwanda15.2 MW2025
44Tanzania12.2 MW2025
45Gabon11.5 MW2025
46Burundi10 MW2025
47Libya9.5 MW2025
48Comoros9.4 MW2025
49Liberia3.7 MW2025
50Guinea-Bissau2.8 MW2025
51Sao Tome and Principe1.7 MW2025
52Republic of the Congo0.8 MW2025
53Djibouti0.7 MW2025
54Equatorial Guinea0 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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