Installed solar pv capacity in Maldives
Maldives: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0747 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Maldives, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0747 for installed solar pv capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 1,456.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Maldives peaked at 0.0747 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.
Maldives ranks 136th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0.0001 | +333.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 | +94.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 | +619.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 | +121.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 | +56.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 | +44.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0165 | +52.7% |
| 2019 | 0.029 | +76.0% |
| 2020 | 0.039 | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 0.04 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.052 | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 0.055 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0685 | +24.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0747 | +9.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0747 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3169, 24% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0747 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6797, 11% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity in Maldives 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 | +619.6% | 0.0002 | 0.0013 |
| 2006 | +333.3% | 0 | 0.0001 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0001 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 | 0.0002 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0549 | 0.039 | 0.0747 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 133 Niger 0.0829 compare
- 134 Costa Rica 0.0826 compare
- 135 French Polynesia 0.0809 compare
- 137 Barbados 0.0693 compare
- 138 French Guiana 0.0685 compare
- 139 Afghanistan 0.066 compare
More energy & mining data for Maldives
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Maldives?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Maldives was 0.0747 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0747 in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Maldives ranks 136th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,456.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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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