Installed solar pv capacity in Palau
Palau: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0231 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Palau, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed solar pv capacity in Palau is 0.0231, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 1,944.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Palau peaked at 0.0231 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Palau 158th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | +700.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 | +781.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 | +97.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 | +51.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 | +118.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 | +48.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0196 | +352.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0199 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0231 | +16.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0231 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 2% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0231 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1563, 15% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity in Palau 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 | +781.3% | 0 | 0.0003 |
| 2005 | +700.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | +352.2% | 0.0043 | 0.0196 |
| 2016 | +118.4% | 0.0011 | 0.0025 |
| 2011 | +97.6% | 0.0003 | 0.0006 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 | 0.0003 | 0.0029 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 | 0.0029 | 0.0231 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More energy & mining data for Palau
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2018)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 1,165 (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 0.0656 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 2.53 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2022)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 95.4% (2021)
- Access to electricity urban vs rural 100 (2024)
- Share of the population with access to electricity 100 (2024)
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita 100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Palau?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Palau was 0.0231 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0231 in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Palau ranks 158th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,944.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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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