Installed solar energy capacity in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Installed solar energy capacity was 0.0032 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar energy capacity in Marshall Islands, 2000–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
In 2025, installed solar energy capacity in Marshall Islands stood at 0.0032 gigawatts. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 210.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar energy capacity in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.0032 gigawatts in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 gigawatts, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 201st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 gigawatts | — |
| 2001 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +75.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +114.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +76.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 gigawatts | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 gigawatts | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 0.001 gigawatts | +73.1% |
| 2015 | 0.001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 gigawatts | +58.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 gigawatts | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 gigawatts | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 gigawatts | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 gigawatts | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 gigawatts | +69.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0032 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0032 gigawatts is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3169 gigawatts, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0032 gigawatts is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1563 gigawatts, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar energy capacity in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +114.3% | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts |
| 2009 | +76.7% | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts |
| 2004 | +75.0% | 0 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts |
| 2014 | +73.1% | 0.0006 gigawatts | 0.001 gigawatts |
| 2024 | +69.0% | 0.0019 gigawatts | 0.0032 gigawatts |
| 2016 | +58.5% | 0.001 gigawatts | 0.0016 gigawatts |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0017 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 gigawatts | 0.0017 gigawatts | 0.0032 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More energy & mining data for Marshall Islands
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 41.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 14.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita 43.8% (2023)
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 13.95 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 384.82 tonnes (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 0.0096 units per person (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre 2.14 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar energy capacity in Marshall Islands?
- Installed solar energy capacity in Marshall Islands was 0.0032 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 gigawatts in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 gigawatts in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- Marshall Islands ranks 201st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.