Electricity generation from solar in Uganda
Uganda: Electricity generation from solar was 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Uganda, 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
Uganda recorded 0.17 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 466.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Uganda peaked at 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 101st 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 Uganda, 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 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +85.7% |
| 2020 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.17 terawatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.05 terawatt-hours, 3.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.17 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +100.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours |
| 2019 | +85.7% | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.006 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.148 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 98 Hong Kong 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Kuwait 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Mongolia 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Ghana 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Mali 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Mauritius 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 North Korea 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Zambia 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Uganda
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.21 % 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 15.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar in Uganda?
- Electricity generation from solar in Uganda was 0.17 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Uganda ranks 101st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 466.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.