Installed solar pv capacity in Somalia
Somalia: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0459 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Somalia, 2008–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0459 for installed solar pv capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28,065.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Somalia peaked at 0.0459 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2008.
Somalia ranks 143rd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 | +555.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 | +577.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 | +43.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 | +43.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 | +347.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0189 | +73.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0424 | +124.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0459 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0459 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0459 | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0459 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0631, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0459 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0453, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity in Somalia 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 | +577.9% | 0.0002 | 0.0011 |
| 2014 | +555.0% | 0 | 0.0001 |
| 2020 | +347.3% | 0.0024 | 0.0109 |
| 2022 | +124.3% | 0.0189 | 0.0424 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 | 0 | 0.0024 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.035 | 0.0109 | 0.0459 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 140 Iraq 0.0636 compare
- 141 Madagascar 0.0631 compare
- 142 United States Virgin Islands 0.0529 compare
- 144 South Sudan 0.0447 compare
- 145 Central African Republic 0.0405 compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0391 compare
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- Fuel imports 12.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (1982)
- Fuel exports 1.1% (1982)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (1982)
- 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 Somalia?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Somalia was 0.0459 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0459 in 2023.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2008.
- How does Somalia rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Somalia ranks 143rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28,065.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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