Solar electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Solar electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 5.55 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 392.61 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in the Bahamas: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million kilowatts; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Solar electricity capacity, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 392.61 1 2000 - 2022
USA 112.69 2 2000 - 2022
Japan 78.83 3 2000 - 2022
Germany 66.55 4 2000 - 2022
India 63.15 5 2000 - 2022
Australia 26.79 6 2000 - 2022
Italy 25.08 7 2000 - 2022
Brazil 24.08 8 2000 - 2022
Netherlands 22.59 9 2000 - 2022
South Korea 20.97 10 2002 - 2022
Spain 20.52 11 2000 - 2022
Vietnam 18.47 12 2000 - 2022
France 17.42 13 2000 - 2022
UK 14.41 14 2000 - 2022
Poland 11.17 15 2000 - 2022
Taiwan 9.72 16 2000 - 2022
Turkey 9.43 17 2000 - 2022
Mexico 9.03 18 2000 - 2022
Ukraine 8.06 19 2000 - 2022
Belgium 6.9 20 2000 - 2022
South Africa 6.33 21 2000 - 2022
Chile 6.25 22 2000 - 2022
Greece 5.56 23 2001 - 2022
Israel 4.41 24 2000 - 2022
Canada 4.4 25 2000 - 2022
Switzerland 4.13 26 2000 - 2022
Comoros 4 27 2000 - 2022
Austria 3.55 28 2000 - 2022
Thailand 3.07 29 2000 - 2022
UA Emirates 3.04 30 2000 - 2022
Hungary 2.99 31 2000 - 2022
Czechia 2.63 32 2000 - 2022
Sweden 2.61 33 2000 - 2022
Portugal 2.54 34 2000 - 2022
Denmark 2.49 35 2000 - 2022
Kazakhstan 2.03 36 2000 - 2022
Bulgaria 1.95 37 2000 - 2022
Malaysia 1.93 38 2000 - 2022
Jordan 1.91 39 2000 - 2022
Russia 1.82 40 2000 - 2022
Egypt 1.72 41 2000 - 2022
Philippines 1.62 42 2000 - 2022
Romania 1.41 43 2000 - 2022
Pakistan 1.24 44 2000 - 2022
Argentina 1.1 45 2000 - 2022
Morocco 0.86 46 2000 - 2022
Qatar 0.81 47 2000 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0.74 48 2000 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0.71 49 2000 - 2022
El Salvador 0.66 50 2000 - 2022
Oman 0.64 51 2000 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0.64 52 2000 - 2022
Slovenia 0.63 53 2000 - 2022
Finland 0.59 54 2000 - 2022
Lithuania 0.57 55 2000 - 2022
Singapore 0.57 56 2000 - 2022
Bangladesh 0.54 57 2000 - 2022
Iran 0.54 58 2000 - 2022
Slovakia 0.54 59 2000 - 2022
Estonia 0.53 60 2000 - 2022
Honduras 0.53 61 2000 - 2022
Panama 0.52 62 2000 - 2022
Algeria 0.46 63 2000 - 2022
Cambodia 0.46 64 2000 - 2022
Colombia 0.46 65 2000 - 2022
Cyprus 0.46 66 2000 - 2022
Lebanon 0.44 67 2000 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.44 68 2000 - 2022
Peru 0.33 69 2000 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.32 70 2000 - 2022
Norway 0.32 71 2000 - 2022
Armenia 0.31 72 2000 - 2022
Kenya 0.31 73 2000 - 2022
Angola 0.3 74 2000 - 2022
New Zealand 0.3 75 2000 - 2022
Indonesia 0.29 76 2000 - 2022
Belarus 0.27 77 2000 - 2022
Uruguay 0.27 78 2000 - 2022
Cuba 0.26 79 2000 - 2022
Senegal 0.26 80 2000 - 2022
Yemen 0.26 81 2000 - 2022
Uzbekistan 0.25 82 2000 - 2022
Mali 0.23 83 2000 - 2022
Malta 0.21 84 2000 - 2022
Tunisia 0.2 85 2000 - 2022
Mongolia 0.19 86 2000 - 2022
Sudan 0.19 87 2000 - 2022
Croatia 0.18 88 2000 - 2022
Namibia 0.18 89 2000 - 2022
Bolivia 0.17 90 2000 - 2022
Ireland 0.14 91 2000 - 2022
Malawi 0.14 92 2000 - 2022
Serbia 0.14 93 2006 - 2022
Nepal 0.12 94 2000 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 0.11 95 2000 - 2022
Mauritius 0.11 96 2000 - 2022
Mozambique 0.11 97 2000 - 2022
Burma 0.1 98 2000 - 2022
Ghana 0.1 99 2000 - 2022
Guatemala 0.1 100 2000 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.1 101 2000 - 2022
Zambia 0.1 102 2000 - 2022
Jamaica 0.09 103 2000 - 2022
Kuwait 0.09 104 2000 - 2022
Mauritania 0.09 105 2000 - 2022
North Macedonia 0.09 106 2000 - 2022
Uganda 0.09 107 2000 - 2022
N. Caledonia 0.08 108 2000 - 2022
Barbados 0.07 109 2000 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.06 110 2000 - 2022
Latvia 0.06 111 2000 - 2022
Niger 0.06 112 2000 - 2022
Syria 0.06 113 2000 - 2022
Togo 0.06 114 2000 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0.05 115 2000 - 2022
North Korea 0.05 116 2000 - 2022
Somalia 0.05 117 2000 - 2022
Iraq 0.04 118 2000 - 2022
Maldives 0.04 119 2000 - 2022
Nigeria 0.04 120 2000 - 2022
Zimbabwe 0.04 121 2000 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.03 122 2000 - 2022
Albania 0.03 123 2000 - 2022
Benin 0.03 124 2000 - 2022
Ecuador 0.03 125 2000 - 2022
Laos 0.03 126 2000 - 2022
Madagascar 0.03 127 2000 - 2022
Montenegro 0.03 128 2006 - 2022
Rwanda 0.03 129 2000 - 2022
DR Congo 0.02 130 2000 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.02 131 2000 - 2022
Georgia 0.02 132 2000 - 2022
Moldova 0.02 133 2000 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.02 134 2000 - 2022
Seychelles 0.02 135 2000 - 2022
Tanzania 0.02 136 2000 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0.01 137 2000 - 2022
Aruba 0.01 138 2000 - 2022
Bahrain 0.01 139 2000 - 2022
Belize 0.01 140 2000 - 2022
Botswana 0.01 141 2000 - 2022
Burundi 0.01 142 2000 - 2022
Cameroon 0.01 143 2000 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.01 144 2000 - 2022
Eritrea 0.01 145 2000 - 2022
Fiji 0.01 146 2000 - 2022
Guyana 0.01 147 2000 - 2022
Iceland 0.01 148 2000 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.01 149 2000 - 2022
Libya 0.01 150 2000 - 2022
Samoa 0.01 151 2000 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.01 152 2000 - 2022
Suriname 0.01 153 2000 - 2022
Swaziland 0.01 154 2000 - 2022
Tonga 0.01 155 2000 - 2022
Venezuela 0.01 156 2000 - 2022
Bahamas 0 157 2000 - 2022
Bermuda 0 158 2000 - 2022
Bhutan 0 159 2000 - 2022
Brunei 0 160 2000 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0 161 2000 - 2022
Chad 0 162 2000 - 2022
Djibouti 0 163 2000 - 2022
Dominica 0 164 2000 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0 165 2000 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0 166 2000 - 2022
Gabon 0 167 2000 - 2022
Gambia 0 168 2000 - 2022
Gibraltar 0 169 2000 - 2022
Grenada 0 170 2000 - 2022
Guinea 0 171 2000 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0 172 2000 - 2022
Haiti 0 173 2000 - 2022
Kiribati 0 174 2000 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 0 175 2000 - 2022
Lesotho 0 176 2000 - 2022
Liberia 0 177 2000 - 2022
Macao 0 178 2000 - 2022
Montserrat 0 179 2000 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0 180 2000 - 2022
Paraguay 0 181 2000 - 2022
R. of Congo 0 182 2000 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0 183 2000 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0 184 2000 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0 185 2000 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0 186 2000 - 2022
Tajikistan 0 187 2000 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0 188 2000 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0 189 2000 - 2022
Vanuatu 0 190 2000 - 2022



Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from sunlight in million kilowatts.

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1. China
2. USA
3. Japan
4. Germany
5. India
6. Australia
7. Italy
8. Brazil
9. Netherlands
10. South Korea
11. Spain
12. Vietnam
13. France
14. UK
15. Poland
16. Taiwan
17. Turkey
18. Mexico
19. Ukraine
20. Belgium
21. South Africa
22. Chile
23. Greece
24. Israel
25. Canada
26. Switzerland
27. Comoros
28. Austria
29. Thailand
30. UA Emirates
31. Hungary
32. Czechia
33. Sweden
34. Portugal
35. Denmark
36. Kazakhstan
37. Bulgaria
38. Malaysia
39. Jordan
40. Russia
41. Egypt
42. Philippines
43. Romania
44. Pakistan
45. Argentina
46. Morocco
47. Qatar
48. Domin. Rep.
49. Sri Lanka
50. El Salvador
51. Oman
52. Puerto Rico
53. Slovenia
54. Finland
55. Lithuania
56. Singapore
57. Bangladesh
58. Iran
59. Slovakia
60. Estonia
61. Honduras
62. Panama
63. Algeria
64. Cambodia
65. Colombia
66. Cyprus
67. Lebanon
68. Saudi Arabia
69. Peru
70. Luxembourg
71. Norway
72. Armenia
73. Kenya
74. Angola
75. New Zealand
76. Indonesia
77. Belarus
78. Uruguay
79. Cuba
80. Senegal
81. Yemen
82. Uzbekistan
83. Mali
84. Malta
85. Tunisia
86. Mongolia
87. Sudan
88. Croatia
89. Namibia
90. Bolivia
91. Ireland
92. Malawi
93. Serbia
94. Nepal
95. Bosnia & Herz.
96. Mauritius
97. Mozambique
98. Burma
99. Ghana
100. Guatemala
101. Hong Kong
102. Zambia
103. Jamaica
104. Kuwait
105. Mauritania
106. North Macedonia
107. Uganda
108. N. Caledonia
109. Barbados
110. Burkina Faso
111. Latvia
112. Niger
113. Syria
114. Togo
115. Azerbaijan
116. North Korea
117. Somalia
118. Iraq
119. Maldives
120. Nigeria
121. Zimbabwe
122. Afghanistan
123. Albania
124. Benin
125. Ecuador
126. Laos
127. Madagascar
128. Montenegro
129. Rwanda
130. DR Congo
131. Ethiopia
132. Georgia
133. Moldova
134. Nicaragua
135. Seychelles
136. Tanzania
137. Ant.& Barb.
138. Aruba
139. Bahrain
140. Belize
141. Botswana
142. Burundi
143. Cameroon
144. Cape Verde
145. Eritrea
146. Fiji
147. Guyana
148. Iceland
149. Ivory Coast
150. Libya
151. Samoa
152. Sierra Leone
153. Suriname
154. Swaziland
155. Tonga
156. Venezuela
157. Bahamas
158. Bermuda
159. Bhutan
160. Brunei
161. C.A. Republic
162. Chad
163. Djibouti
164. Dominica
165. Eq. Guinea
166. Faroe Isl.
167. Gabon
168. Gambia
169. Gibraltar
170. Grenada
171. Guinea
172. G.-Bissau
173. Haiti
174. Kiribati
175. Kyrgyzstan
176. Lesotho
177. Liberia
178. Macao
179. Montserrat
180. Papua N.G.
181. Paraguay
182. R. of Congo
183. Saint Lucia
184. St. Vincent & ...
185. S.T.&Principe
186. Solomon Isl.
187. Tajikistan
188. Tr.&Tobago
189. Turkmenistan
190. Vanuatu
392.61
112.69
78.83
66.55
63.15
26.79
25.08
24.08
22.59
20.97
20.52
18.47
17.42
14.41
11.17
9.72
9.43
9.03
8.06
6.90
6.33
6.25
5.56
4.41
4.40
4.13
4.00
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3.04
2.99
2.63
2.61
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196.3
294.5
392.61


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