Installed solar pv capacity in Nauru
Nauru: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0092 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Nauru, 2006–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.0092 for installed solar pv capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 189.7% on the previous year and up 4,263.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Nauru peaked at 0.0092 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
That places Nauru 180th 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 pv capacity in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 | +75.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 | +238.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 | +200.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0092 | +189.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0092 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 1% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.0092 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1563, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity in Nauru 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 | +238.1% | 0.0002 | 0.0007 |
| 2019 | +200.9% | 0.0008 | 0.0025 |
| 2013 | +200.0% | 0.0001 | 0.0002 |
| 2025 | +189.7% | 0.0032 | 0.0092 |
| 2012 | +75.0% | 0 | 0.0001 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 | 0 | 0.0025 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 | 0.0025 | 0.0092 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Nauru?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Nauru was 0.0092 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does Nauru rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Nauru ranks 180th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,263.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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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