Installed wind energy capacity in Ghana
Ghana: Installed wind energy capacity was 0 gigawatts in 2025. ▬ Flat
Installed wind energy capacity in Ghana, 2015–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed wind energy capacity in Ghana is 0 gigawatts, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed wind energy capacity in Ghana peaked at 0 gigawatts in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 gigawatts, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 149th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Installed wind energy capacity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 gigawatts | — |
| 2016 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 gigawatts is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.08 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0 gigawatts is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More energy & mining data for Ghana
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 32.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed wind energy capacity in Ghana?
- Installed wind energy capacity in Ghana was 0 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 gigawatts in 2015.
- What is the lowest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 gigawatts in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for installed wind energy capacity?
- Ghana ranks 149th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed wind energy capacity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total wind (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes onshore and offshore wind.