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Electricity generation from solar in Benin

Benin: Electricity generation from solar was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.04 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
136th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from solar in Benin, 2000–2024

00.010.020.030.042000201220242000: 0 terawatt-hours2001: 0 terawatt-hours2002: 0 terawatt-hours2003: 0 terawatt-hours2004: 0 terawatt-hours2005: 0 terawatt-hours2006: 0 terawatt-hours2007: 0 terawatt-hours2008: 0 terawatt-hours2009: 0 terawatt-hours2010: 0 terawatt-hours2011: 0 terawatt-hours2012: 0 terawatt-hours2013: 0 terawatt-hours2014: 0 terawatt-hours2015: 0 terawatt-hours2016: 0 terawatt-hours2017: 0 terawatt-hours2018: 0 terawatt-hours2019: 0.01 terawatt-hours2020: 0.01 terawatt-hours2021: 0.02 terawatt-hours2022: 0.02 terawatt-hours2023: 0.03 terawatt-hours2024: 0.04 terawatt-hours

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

Benin recorded 0.04 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 300.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Benin peaked at 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Benin ranks 136th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.001 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.01 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.024 terawatt-hours 0.01 terawatt-hours 0.04 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 135 Eritrea 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 136 Cameroon 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 136 Ecuador 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 136 Ethiopia 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 136 Rwanda 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 136 Tanzania 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  7. 136 Zimbabwe 0.04 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from solar in Benin?
Electricity generation from solar in Benin was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024, 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 Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024.
What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Benin rank for electricity generation from solar?
Benin ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Benin 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

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.