Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in East Timor
East Timor: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity was 0.0006 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in East Timor, 2016–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in East Timor is 0.0006 gigawatts, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.4% on the previous year and up 108.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in East Timor peaked at 0.0006 gigawatts in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 gigawatts, in 2016.
That places East Timor 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in East Timor, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0003 gigawatts | — |
| 2017 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 gigawatts | +99.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0006 gigawatts is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1229 gigawatts, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0006 gigawatts is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1229 gigawatts, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0006 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 192 Montserrat 0.001 gigawatts compare
- 193 Dominica 0.001 gigawatts compare
- 194 Faroe Islands 0.0009 gigawatts compare
- 196 Tajikistan 0.0002 gigawatts compare
- 197 Guinea 0.0002 gigawatts compare
- 198 Tanzania 0.0001 gigawatts compare
More energy & mining data for East Timor
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.4 % 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 21.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in East Timor?
- Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in East Timor was 0.0006 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 gigawatts in 2016.
- How does East Timor rank for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- East Timor ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.