Installed solar pv capacity in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.066 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Afghanistan, 2009–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, installed solar pv capacity in Afghanistan stood at 0.066. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 245.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Afghanistan peaked at 0.066 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 139th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed solar pv capacity in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0.0001 | +5000.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0161 | +13335.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0168 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0184 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0191 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0212 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0233 | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0231 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0526 | +127.9% |
| 2020 | 0.052 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0522 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.054 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.064 | +18.5% |
| 2025 | 0.066 | +3.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.066 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0631, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.066 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.09, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +13335.0% | 0.0001 | 0.0161 |
| 2010 | +5000.0% | 0 | 0.0001 |
| 2019 | +127.9% | 0.0231 | 0.0526 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0191 | 0.0001 | 0.0526 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.057 | 0.052 | 0.066 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 136 Maldives 0.0747 compare
- 137 Barbados 0.0693 compare
- 138 French Guiana 0.0685 compare
- 140 Iraq 0.0636 compare
- 141 Madagascar 0.0631 compare
- 142 United States Virgin Islands 0.0529 compare
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2019)
- Gas production 0.9203 terawatt-hours (2020)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.9203 terawatt-hours (2020)
- Gas production per person 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Afghanistan?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Afghanistan was 0.066 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.066 in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Afghanistan ranks 139th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar pv capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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