Pakistan generated 36.6 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 21.4% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 12th largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through March 2026; they are
compiled from national sources and are not real time.
Key Facts
Pakistan generated 36.6 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
Solar supplied 21.4% of Pakistan's electricity in 2025.
Pakistan was the 12th largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
Pakistan's solar generation in 2025 was 793% higher than in 2020, when it was 4.10 TWh.
Pakistan's solar generation in 2025 was 96 times the 2015 level of 380 GWh.
2025 was Pakistan's highest year for solar generation in Ember's records, which start in 2000.
Pakistan's solar share in 2025 was above the world share of 8.8%.
Pakistan had 3.72 GW of solar generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Solar generation
36.6 TWh
2025 · Ember
Share of Pakistan's electricity
21.4%
2025 · Ember
World share of solar
8.8%
2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)
12 of 180
2025 · Ember
Solar capacity
3.72 GW
2025 · Ember
Solar Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Solar
Pakistan's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in TWh. It was 36.6 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Pakistan solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
Year
Solar
2000
0 TWh
2001
0 TWh
2002
0 TWh
2003
0 TWh
2004
0 TWh
2005
0 TWh
2006
0 TWh
2007
0 TWh
2008
0 TWh
2009
0 TWh
2010
10.0 GWh
2011
30.0 GWh
2012
70.0 GWh
2013
140 GWh
2014
240 GWh
2015
380 GWh
2016
680 GWh
2017
920 GWh
2018
920 GWh
2019
2.61 TWh
2020
4.10 TWh
2021
5.79 TWh
2022
7.72 TWh
2023
11.4 TWh
2024
19.8 TWh
2025
36.6 TWh
PakistanWorld
The share of Pakistan's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 21.4%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Pakistan's electricity from solar and the world share, 2000 to 2025
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.
Solar Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through March 2026
Solar
Pakistan generated 4.38 TWh of electricity from solar in March 2026, against 3.12 TWh in March 2025.
Monthly statistics through March 2026, TWh
Pakistan monthly solar electricity generation, April 2024 to March 2026
Month
Solar
2024-04
1.42 TWh
2024-05
1.56 TWh
2024-06
1.46 TWh
2024-07
1.52 TWh
2024-08
1.50 TWh
2024-09
2.01 TWh
2024-10
2.23 TWh
2024-11
2.14 TWh
2024-12
2.31 TWh
2025-01
2.46 TWh
2025-02
2.38 TWh
2025-03
3.12 TWh
2025-04
3.08 TWh
2025-05
2.92 TWh
2025-06
2.72 TWh
2025-07
2.69 TWh
2025-08
2.96 TWh
2025-09
3.33 TWh
2025-10
3.80 TWh
2025-11
3.78 TWh
2025-12
3.37 TWh
2026-01
3.70 TWh
2026-02
4.01 TWh
2026-03
4.38 TWh
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of March 2026. Monthly figures for Pakistan can differ slightly from the annual totals.