Electricity generation from solar in Maldives
Maldives: Electricity generation from solar was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Maldives, 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
Maldives recorded 0.06 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Maldives peaked at 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Maldives 132nd 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 Maldives, 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 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.06 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 terawatt-hours, 21% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.06 terawatt-hours is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.84 terawatt-hours, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.054 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 129 Cape Verde 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 129 Mozambique 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 129 Somalia 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 French Guiana 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 French Polynesia 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 135 Eritrea 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Maldives
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.7 % 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 (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar in Maldives?
- Electricity generation from solar in Maldives was 0.06 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Maldives ranks 132nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.