Installed solar pv capacity in Madagascar
Madagascar: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0631 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Madagascar, 2006–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0631 for installed solar pv capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 14,172.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Madagascar peaked at 0.0631 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
That places Madagascar 141st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | +106.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 | +3034.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 | +60.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 | +182.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 | +43.2% |
| 2018 | 0.022 | +1132.0% |
| 2019 | 0.023 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0243 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0242 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.053 | +119.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0578 | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0591 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0631 | +6.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0631 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0631, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0631 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0453, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +3034.0% | 0 | 0.0003 |
| 2018 | +1132.0% | 0.0018 | 0.022 |
| 2016 | +182.0% | 0.0004 | 0.0012 |
| 2022 | +119.2% | 0.0242 | 0.053 |
| 2010 | +106.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | +100.0% | 0 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 | 0 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0469 | 0.0242 | 0.0631 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 138 French Guiana 0.0685 compare
- 139 Afghanistan 0.066 compare
- 140 Iraq 0.0636 compare
- 142 United States Virgin Islands 0.0529 compare
- 143 Somalia 0.0459 compare
- 144 South Sudan 0.0447 compare
More energy & mining data for Madagascar
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Fuel exports 2.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 32.9% (2024)
- 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 Madagascar?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Madagascar was 0.0631 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0631 in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does Madagascar rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Madagascar ranks 141st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14,172.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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