Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zambia
Zambia: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity was 0.3262 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3262 gigawatts
Change on year
up 75.4%
World rank
88th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3262 gigawatts
in 2025
All-time low
0.001 gigawatts
in 2018
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zambia, 2018–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zambia is 0.3262 gigawatts, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.4% on the previous year and up 32,520.0% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 88th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zambia, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.001 gigawatts | — |
| 2019 | 0.089 gigawatts | +8800.0% |
| 2020 | 0.089 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.089 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.089 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.124 gigawatts | +39.3% |
| 2024 | 0.186 gigawatts | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3262 gigawatts | +75.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.3262 gigawatts is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1229 gigawatts, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.3262 gigawatts is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0678 gigawatts, 4.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.045 gigawatts | 0.001 gigawatts | 0.089 gigawatts | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1505 gigawatts | 0.089 gigawatts | 0.3262 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More energy & mining data for Zambia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.0312 % 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 22.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zambia?
- Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zambia was 0.3262 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3262 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 gigawatts in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- Zambia ranks 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32,520.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.