Installed solar energy capacity in Venezuela
Venezuela: Installed solar energy capacity was 0.0047 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Installed solar energy capacity in Venezuela, 2005–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.0047 gigawatts for installed solar energy capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar energy capacity in Venezuela peaked at 0.0047 gigawatts in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 gigawatts, in 2005.
That places Venezuela 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Installed solar energy capacity in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 gigawatts | — |
| 2006 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +400.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 gigawatts | +800.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 gigawatts | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 gigawatts | +33.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 gigawatts | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 gigawatts | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 gigawatts | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 gigawatts | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 gigawatts | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 gigawatts | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 gigawatts | +38.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0047 gigawatts | +9.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.0047 gigawatts is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1399 gigawatts, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.0047 gigawatts is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0693 gigawatts, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar energy capacity in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +800.0% | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0009 gigawatts |
| 2006 | +400.0% | 0 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 0.0015 gigawatts | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 gigawatts | 0.0019 gigawatts | 0.0029 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 gigawatts | 0.0029 gigawatts | 0.0047 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 190 Cook Islands 0.0056 gigawatts compare
- 191 Saint Lucia 0.0055 gigawatts compare
- 192 Vanuatu 0.0049 gigawatts compare
- 194 Tuvalu 0.0046 gigawatts compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0045 gigawatts compare
- 196 Kiribati 0.0041 gigawatts compare
More energy & mining data for Venezuela
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar energy capacity in Venezuela?
- Installed solar energy capacity in Venezuela was 0.0047 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 gigawatts in 2005.
- How does Venezuela rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- Venezuela ranks 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.