Electricity generation from solar in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity generation from solar was 0.24 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Cuba, 2000–2024
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
Cuba recorded 0.24 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Cuba peaked at 0.24 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Cuba 97th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +1000.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -42.9% |
| 2018 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +75.0% |
| 2020 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.24 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 terawatt-hours, 86% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.24 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.03 terawatt-hours, 8.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar in Cuba 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 | +1000.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.11 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.089 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar in Cuba?
- Electricity generation from solar in Cuba was 0.24 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.