Installed solar energy capacity in Brunei
Brunei: Installed solar energy capacity was 0.0059 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar energy capacity in Brunei, 2010–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.0059 gigawatts for installed solar energy capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 384.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar energy capacity in Brunei peaked at 0.0059 gigawatts in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 gigawatts, in 2010.
That places Brunei 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Brunei, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0012 gigawatts | — |
| 2011 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 gigawatts | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 gigawatts | +234.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 gigawatts | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 gigawatts | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 gigawatts | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0059 gigawatts | +10.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.0059 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 gigawatts, 1% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.0059 gigawatts is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1563 gigawatts, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar energy capacity in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +234.1% | 0.0015 gigawatts | 0.0049 gigawatts |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0012 gigawatts | 0.0012 gigawatts | 0.0012 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 gigawatts | 0.0015 gigawatts | 0.0059 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 185 Iceland 0.0071 gigawatts compare
- 186 Belize 0.007 gigawatts compare
- 187 Papua New Guinea 0.006 gigawatts compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0056 gigawatts compare
- 190 Cook Islands 0.0056 gigawatts compare
- 191 Saint Lucia 0.0055 gigawatts compare
More energy & mining data for Brunei
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.57 % 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 0.0001 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 65.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar energy capacity in Brunei?
- Installed solar energy capacity in Brunei was 0.0059 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 gigawatts in 2010.
- How does Brunei rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- Brunei ranks 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 384.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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.