Installed solar energy capacity in Aruba
Aruba: Installed solar energy capacity was 0.0149 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar energy capacity in Aruba, 2010–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 0.0149 gigawatts for installed solar energy capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 143.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar energy capacity in Aruba peaked at 0.0149 gigawatts in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 gigawatts, in 2010.
Aruba ranks 170th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed solar energy capacity in Aruba, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0001 gigawatts | — |
| 2011 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 gigawatts | +233.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 gigawatts | +60.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 gigawatts | +206.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 gigawatts | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 gigawatts | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 gigawatts | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0148 gigawatts | +102.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0148 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0148 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0148 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0148 gigawatts | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0148 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0148 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0149 gigawatts | +0.7% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.0149 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 gigawatts, 1% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.0149 gigawatts is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0693 gigawatts, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar energy capacity in Aruba 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 | +233.3% | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.001 gigawatts |
| 2014 | +206.9% | 0.0016 gigawatts | 0.0049 gigawatts |
| 2011 | +200.0% | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts |
| 2018 | +102.5% | 0.0073 gigawatts | 0.0148 gigawatts |
| 2013 | +60.0% | 0.001 gigawatts | 0.0016 gigawatts |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0058 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0148 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0148 gigawatts | 0.0148 gigawatts | 0.0149 gigawatts | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Aruba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.8588 % 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 5.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar energy capacity in Aruba?
- Installed solar energy capacity in Aruba was 0.0149 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 gigawatts in 2010.
- How does Aruba rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- Aruba ranks 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total solar (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.