Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Venezuela
Venezuela: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity was 0.0018 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0018 gigawatts
Change on year
up 27.9%
World rank
185th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0018 gigawatts
in 2025
All-time low
0.0002 gigawatts
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Venezuela, 2021–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.0018 gigawatts for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% on the previous year and up 817.5% over five years.
Venezuela ranks 185th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0002 gigawatts | — |
| 2022 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +485.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0018 gigawatts | +27.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.0018 gigawatts is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1229 gigawatts, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.0018 gigawatts is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0758 gigawatts, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 182 Vanuatu 0.0028 gigawatts compare
- 183 Marshall Islands 0.0025 gigawatts compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea 0.0024 gigawatts compare
- 186 Kiribati 0.0018 gigawatts compare
- 187 Niue 0.0018 gigawatts compare
- 188 British Virgin Islands 0.0016 gigawatts compare
More energy & mining data for Venezuela
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Venezuela?
- Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Venezuela was 0.0018 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 gigawatts in 2021.
- How does Venezuela rank for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- Venezuela ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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About this data
Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.