Primary energy from solar in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Primary energy from solar was 0.5999 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary energy from solar in Azerbaijan, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.5999 terawatt-hours for primary energy from solar in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 12,941.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from solar in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.5999 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1985.
Azerbaijan ranks 69th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary energy from solar in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.0029 terawatt-hours | +262.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 terawatt-hours | +58.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0353 terawatt-hours | +667.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0372 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0393 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0442 terawatt-hours | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.047 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0552 terawatt-hours | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0609 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0807 terawatt-hours | +32.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5497 terawatt-hours | +581.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5999 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.5999 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.73 terawatt-hours, 16% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.5999 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.43 terawatt-hours, 14% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy from solar in Azerbaijan 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 | +667.4% | 0.0046 terawatt-hours | 0.0353 terawatt-hours |
| 2024 | +581.2% | 0.0807 terawatt-hours | 0.5497 terawatt-hours |
| 2014 | +262.5% | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.0029 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0164 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0442 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2322 terawatt-hours | 0.047 terawatt-hours | 0.5999 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More energy & mining data for Azerbaijan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.15 % 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 (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from solar in Azerbaijan?
- Primary energy from solar in Azerbaijan was 0.5999 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from solar recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5999 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from solar recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for primary energy from solar?
- Azerbaijan ranks 69th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from solar rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12,941.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.