Installed solar energy capacity in Haiti
Haiti: Installed solar energy capacity was 0.0079 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar energy capacity in Haiti, 2001–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed solar energy capacity in Haiti is 0.0079 gigawatts, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 102.9% on the previous year and up 300.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar energy capacity in Haiti peaked at 0.0079 gigawatts in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 gigawatts, in 2009.
Haiti ranks 182nd 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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0003 gigawatts | — |
| 2002 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 gigawatts | -96.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 gigawatts | +5480.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 gigawatts | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +97.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 gigawatts | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.002 gigawatts | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 gigawatts | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 gigawatts | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 gigawatts | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.003 gigawatts | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.003 gigawatts | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.003 gigawatts | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 gigawatts | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 gigawatts | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0079 gigawatts | +102.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.0079 gigawatts is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1399 gigawatts, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.0079 gigawatts is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0693 gigawatts, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar energy capacity in Haiti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +5480.0% | 0 gigawatts | 0.0006 gigawatts |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 gigawatts | 0.0006 gigawatts | 0.0031 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 gigawatts | 0.003 gigawatts | 0.0079 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 179 Comoros 0.0094 gigawatts compare
- 180 Nauru 0.0092 gigawatts compare
- 181 Solomon Islands 0.0084 gigawatts compare
- 183 Micronesia (country) 0.0072 gigawatts compare
- 184 American Samoa 0.0071 gigawatts compare
- 185 Iceland 0.0071 gigawatts compare
More energy & mining data for Haiti
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4603 % 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 16.5% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar energy capacity in Haiti?
- Installed solar energy capacity in Haiti was 0.0079 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 gigawatts in 2009.
- How does Haiti rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- Haiti ranks 182nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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.