Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity was 0.0016 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in British Virgin Islands, 2020–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.0016 gigawatts for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 382.9% on the previous year and up 3,847.5% over ten years.
That places British Virgin Islands 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 gigawatts | — |
| 2021 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +655.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0016 gigawatts | +382.9% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0016 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.17 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0016 gigawatts is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0758 gigawatts, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More energy & mining data for British Virgin Islands
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in British Virgin Islands?
- Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in British Virgin Islands was 0.0016 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 gigawatts in 2020.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,847.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.