Electricity generation from solar in Ireland
Ireland: Electricity generation from solar was 1.47 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Ireland, 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
Ireland recorded 1.47 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.9% on the previous year and up 2,350.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Ireland peaked at 1.47 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Ireland 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, 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 Ireland, 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 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +87.5% |
| 2023 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | +333.3% |
| 2024 | 1.09 terawatt-hours | +67.7% |
| 2025 | 1.47 terawatt-hours | +34.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.47 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 terawatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.47 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.54 terawatt-hours, 95% 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 | 0.006 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5833 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More energy & mining data for Ireland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.01 % 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 6.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar in Ireland?
- Electricity generation from solar in Ireland was 1.47 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Ireland ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ireland 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.