Electricity generation from solar in Mozambique
Mozambique: Electricity generation from solar was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Mozambique, 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
Mozambique recorded 0.08 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 14.3% on the previous year and up 166.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Mozambique peaked at 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 129th 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 Mozambique, 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 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2020 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.08 terawatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.05 terawatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.08 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.072 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 126 Costa Rica 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 126 Laos 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 126 Seychelles 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 129 Cape Verde 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
- 132 Maldives 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Mozambique
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.69 % 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 21.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar in Mozambique?
- Electricity generation from solar in Mozambique was 0.08 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Mozambique ranks 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.