Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity

Burkina Faso
0.1836 gigawatts
in 2024
Ghana
0.1734 gigawatts
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
96th
Ghana rank
97th

Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.1836 gigawatts against 0.1734 gigawatts in Ghana, a difference of 0.0102 gigawatts.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 96th and Ghana ranks 97th of 194 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Ghana Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0359 gigawatts 0.0533 gigawatts 0.0175 gigawatts Ghana
2020s 0.0965 gigawatts 0.1492 gigawatts 0.0527 gigawatts Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
Burkina Faso, at 0.1836 gigawatts against 0.1734 gigawatts in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
0.0102 gigawatts, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
Burkina Faso ranks 96th and Ghana ranks 97th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IRENA (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity
Unit
gigawatts
Source
IRENA (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 3,044 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.