Electricity generation from solar in Belarus
Belarus: Electricity generation from solar was 0.37 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from solar in Belarus stood at 0.37 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.3% on the previous year and up 3,600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Belarus peaked at 0.37 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 90th of 214 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.
Electricity generation from solar in Belarus, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2025 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +42.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.37 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 terawatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.37 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.54 terawatt-hours, 24% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.049 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2383 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.37 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.45 % 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 20.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar in Belarus?
- Electricity generation from solar in Belarus was 0.37 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.37 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Belarus ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.