Installed solar pv capacity in Guinea
Guinea: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0173 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Guinea, 2012–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed solar pv capacity in Guinea is 0.0173, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15,537.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Guinea peaked at 0.0173 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
Guinea ranks 164th 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 pv capacity in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0.0001 | +452.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 | +141.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 | +74.5% |
| 2018 | 0.013 | +2686.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0147 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.015 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0161 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0172 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0173 | +0.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0173 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1399, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0173 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0453, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +2686.9% | 0.0005 | 0.013 |
| 2013 | +452.6% | 0 | 0.0001 |
| 2016 | +141.5% | 0.0001 | 0.0003 |
| 2017 | +74.5% | 0.0003 | 0.0005 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0035 | 0 | 0.0141 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0162 | 0.0147 | 0.0173 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 161 Bhutan 0.0212 compare
- 162 Seychelles 0.0189 compare
- 163 Sierra Leone 0.0174 compare
- 165 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.0171 compare
- 166 Tonga 0.0158 compare
- 167 Samoa 0.0157 compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2016)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2016)
- Fuel exports 0.5% (2016)
- Ores and metals exports 25.8% (2016)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Guinea?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Guinea was 0.0173 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0173 in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Guinea rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Guinea ranks 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15,537.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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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