Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Seychelles
Seychelles: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity was 0.0147 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Seychelles, 2013–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
In 2025, solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Seychelles stood at 0.0147 gigawatts. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 995.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Seychelles peaked at 0.0147 gigawatts in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 gigawatts, in 2013.
Seychelles ranks 158th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0002 gigawatts | — |
| 2014 | 0.0009 gigawatts | +324.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 gigawatts | +51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 gigawatts | +39.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 gigawatts | +37.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 gigawatts | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 gigawatts | +90.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0123 gigawatts | +109.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 gigawatts | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0142 gigawatts | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0147 gigawatts | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0147 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.0147 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.17 gigawatts, 1% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.0147 gigawatts is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0678 gigawatts, 22% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +324.3% | 0.0002 gigawatts | 0.0009 gigawatts |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0019 gigawatts | 0.0002 gigawatts | 0.0031 gigawatts | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0125 gigawatts | 0.0059 gigawatts | 0.0147 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More energy & mining data for Seychelles
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.86 % 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 20.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Seychelles?
- Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Seychelles was 0.0147 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0147 gigawatts in 2024.
- What is the lowest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 gigawatts in 2013.
- How does Seychelles rank for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- Seychelles ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 995.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.