Share of electricity generation from solar in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of electricity generation from solar was 23.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Cyprus, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from solar in Cyprus stood at 23.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and up 709.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Cyprus peaked at 23.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Cyprus ranks 10th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +108.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +175.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +58.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +55.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +44.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +48.4% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +36.5% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +23.1% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | +20.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 23.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 3.8× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 23.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 3.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from solar in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +175.1% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 6.2% | 23.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More energy & mining data for Cyprus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.1 % 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from solar in Cyprus?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Cyprus was 23.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Cyprus ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 709.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.