Installed solar energy capacity in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Installed solar energy capacity was 0 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar energy capacity in Equatorial Guinea, 2016–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0 gigawatts for installed solar energy capacity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar energy capacity in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0004 gigawatts in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 gigawatts, in 2022.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 218th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0002 gigawatts | — |
| 2017 | 0.0004 gigawatts | +121.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 gigawatts | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 gigawatts | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 gigawatts | -41.8% |
| 2022 | 0 gigawatts | -96.9% |
| 2023 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0 gigawatts is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3169 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0 gigawatts is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0453 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0002 gigawatts | 0.0004 gigawatts | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 215 Djibouti 0.0007 gigawatts compare
- 216 Tajikistan 0.0002 gigawatts compare
- 217 Falkland Islands 0.0001 gigawatts compare
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -13.82 % 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 2.7% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar energy capacity in Equatorial Guinea?
- Installed solar energy capacity in Equatorial Guinea was 0 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 gigawatts in 2017.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 gigawatts in 2022.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 218th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.