Installed solar pv capacity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.1166 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Jamaica, 2001–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed solar pv capacity in Jamaica is 0.1166, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,689.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Jamaica peaked at 0.1166 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 2001.
Jamaica ranks 118th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed solar pv capacity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0001 | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.001 | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 | +95.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 | +58.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 | +322.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0555 | +101.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0555 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.107 | +92.8% |
| 2020 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.108 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1101 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1131 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1166 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1166 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1166 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3169, 37% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1166 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0693, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +322.4% | 0.0065 | 0.0275 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 | 0.0001 | 0.0007 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0263 | 0.001 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1119 | 0.107 | 0.1166 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More energy & mining data for Jamaica
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2025)
- 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)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Jamaica?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Jamaica was 0.1166 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1166 in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Jamaica ranks 118th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,689.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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