Africa strengthened its position as the world’s largest off-grid solar market in 2025, accounting for more than 90% of global sales as households and businesses increasingly turned to solar energy amid persistent electricity shortages.
According to the 2025 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report released by the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA), 9.26 million off-grid solar kits were sold across sub-Saharan Africa last year, representing about 90.7% of the 10.2 million units sold globally.
The figure was up 15% from 2024 and 29% higher than in 2023, highlighting the growing importance of decentralized renewable energy solutions across a continent where nearly 600 million people still lack access to electricity.
The report, published on 1 June, is based on sales data from companies affiliated with GOGLA and is regarded as one of the most comprehensive datasets tracking the global off-grid solar industry.
The latest figures reinforce Africa’s central role in the global energy transition and underscore the growing importance of off-grid technologies in addressing one of the world’s biggest energy-access challenges.
