Share of electricity generation from solar in Israel
Israel: Share of electricity generation from solar was 16.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 16.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.6% on the previous year and up 827.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Israel peaked at 16.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Israel ranks 29th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Israel, 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 | 0.1% | +227.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +166.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +84.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +36.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +80.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +31.8% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +94.1% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +32.1% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | +23.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 16.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 2.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Israel's 16.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 4.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from solar in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +227.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2011 | +166.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
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 | 1.6% | 0.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 5.6% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More energy & mining data for Israel
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 10.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from solar in Israel?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Israel was 16.2% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Israel ranks 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 827.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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.