Installed solar energy capacity in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Installed solar energy capacity was 0.0027 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar energy capacity in Guinea-Bissau, 2009–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0027 gigawatts for installed solar energy capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,505.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar energy capacity in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0027 gigawatts in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 gigawatts, in 2010.
That places Guinea-Bissau 203rd 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 gigawatts | — |
| 2010 | 0 gigawatts | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0 gigawatts | +449.3% |
| 2012 | 0 gigawatts | +157.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +337.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +78.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +41.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 gigawatts | +309.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 gigawatts | +34.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 gigawatts | +93.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 gigawatts | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 gigawatts | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 gigawatts | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 gigawatts | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.002 gigawatts | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 gigawatts | +37.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0027 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0027 gigawatts is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0631 gigawatts, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0027 gigawatts is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0453 gigawatts, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar energy capacity in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +449.3% | 0 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 0.0018 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 gigawatts | 0.0018 gigawatts | 0.0027 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More energy & mining data for Guinea-Bissau
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.63 % 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 17.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar energy capacity in Guinea-Bissau?
- Installed solar energy capacity in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0027 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 gigawatts in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 gigawatts in 2010.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,505.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.