Solar electricity capacity - Country rankings

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Solar electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 189 countries was 4.51 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 306.97 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in the Bahamas: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
China 306.97 1 2000 - 2021
USA 93.99 2 2000 - 2021
Japan 74.19 3 2000 - 2021
Germany 58.73 4 2000 - 2021
India 49.68 5 2000 - 2021
Australia 22.87 6 2000 - 2021
Italy 22.7 7 2000 - 2021
South Korea 18.16 8 2000 - 2021
Vietnam 16.66 9 2000 - 2021
Spain 15.95 10 2000 - 2021
France 14.72 11 2000 - 2021
Netherlands 14.25 12 2000 - 2021
UK 13.8 13 2000 - 2021
Brazil 13.06 14 2000 - 2021
Ukraine 8.06 15 2000 - 2021
Turkey 7.82 16 2000 - 2021
Taiwan 7.7 17 2000 - 2021
Poland 7.67 18 2000 - 2021
Mexico 7.04 19 2000 - 2021
Belgium 6.43 20 2000 - 2021
South Africa 6.22 21 2000 - 2021
Chile 4.47 22 2000 - 2021
Canada 3.63 23 2000 - 2021
Greece 3.53 24 2000 - 2021
Switzerland 3.45 25 2000 - 2021
Thailand 3.05 26 2000 - 2021
Kazakhstan 2.83 27 2000 - 2021
Austria 2.69 28 2000 - 2021
UA Emirates 2.58 29 2000 - 2021
Israel 2.56 30 2000 - 2021
Hungary 2.13 31 2000 - 2021
Czechia 2.12 32 2000 - 2021
Portugal 1.8 33 2000 - 2021
Malaysia 1.79 34 2000 - 2021
Egypt 1.68 35 2000 - 2021
Russia 1.66 36 2000 - 2021
Sweden 1.61 37 2000 - 2021
Denmark 1.54 38 2000 - 2021
Jordan 1.52 39 2000 - 2021
Romania 1.4 40 2000 - 2021
Philippines 1.37 41 2000 - 2021
Bulgaria 1.19 42 2000 - 2021
Pakistan 1.08 43 2000 - 2021
Argentina 1.07 44 2000 - 2021
Morocco 0.77 45 2000 - 2021
Slovakia 0.54 46 2000 - 2021
Honduras 0.51 47 2000 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 0.49 48 2000 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0.49 49 2000 - 2021
El Salvador 0.48 50 2000 - 2021
Panama 0.47 51 2000 - 2021
Iran 0.46 52 2000 - 2021
Algeria 0.45 53 2000 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0.44 54 2000 - 2021
Singapore 0.43 55 2000 - 2021
Sri Lanka 0.43 56 2000 - 2021
Estonia 0.41 57 2000 - 2021
Finland 0.4 58 2000 - 2021
Slovenia 0.38 59 2000 - 2021
Peru 0.34 60 2000 - 2021
Bangladesh 0.33 61 2000 - 2021
Cyprus 0.32 62 2000 - 2021
Uruguay 0.26 63 2000 - 2021
Cuba 0.25 64 2000 - 2021
Lithuania 0.25 65 2000 - 2021
Yemen 0.25 66 2000 - 2021
Senegal 0.24 67 2000 - 2021
Norway 0.23 68 2000 - 2021
Indonesia 0.21 69 2000 - 2021
Luxembourg 0.21 70 2000 - 2021
Malta 0.2 71 2000 - 2021
Armenia 0.18 72 2000 - 2021
Colombia 0.18 73 2000 - 2021
Bolivia 0.17 74 2000 - 2021
Belarus 0.16 75 2000 - 2021
Kenya 0.15 76 2000 - 2021
Namibia 0.15 77 2000 - 2021
New Zealand 0.15 78 2000 - 2021
Ireland 0.14 79 2000 - 2021
Malawi 0.14 80 2000 - 2021
Oman 0.14 81 2000 - 2021
Sudan 0.14 82 2000 - 2021
Croatia 0.11 83 2000 - 2021
Ghana 0.11 84 2000 - 2021
Guatemala 0.1 85 2000 - 2021
Hong Kong 0.1 86 2000 - 2021
Mali 0.1 87 2000 - 2021
Mongolia 0.1 88 2000 - 2021
Tunisia 0.1 89 2000 - 2021
Uzbekistan 0.1 90 2000 - 2021
Zambia 0.1 91 2000 - 2021
Jamaica 0.09 92 2000 - 2021
Kuwait 0.09 93 2000 - 2021
Mauritania 0.09 94 2000 - 2021
Nepal 0.09 95 2000 - 2021
North Macedonia 0.09 96 2000 - 2021
Uganda 0.09 97 2000 - 2021
Burma 0.08 98 2000 - 2021
Lebanon 0.08 99 2000 - 2021
Mauritius 0.08 100 2000 - 2021
N. Caledonia 0.08 101 2000 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0.06 102 2000 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0.06 103 2000 - 2021
Mozambique 0.06 104 2000 - 2021
Togo 0.06 105 2000 - 2021
Barbados 0.05 106 2000 - 2021
North Korea 0.05 107 2000 - 2021
Serbia 0.05 108 2006 - 2021
Azerbaijan 0.04 109 2000 - 2021
Iraq 0.04 110 2000 - 2021
Rwanda 0.04 111 2000 - 2021
Afghanistan 0.03 112 2000 - 2021
Albania 0.03 113 2000 - 2021
Ecuador 0.03 114 2000 - 2021
Laos 0.03 115 2000 - 2021
Madagascar 0.03 116 2000 - 2021
Maldives 0.03 117 2000 - 2021
Niger 0.03 118 2000 - 2021
Nigeria 0.03 119 2000 - 2021
Zimbabwe 0.03 120 2000 - 2021
Eritrea 0.02 121 2000 - 2021
Ethiopia 0.02 122 2000 - 2021
Nicaragua 0.02 123 2000 - 2021
R. of Congo 0.02 124 2000 - 2021
Somalia 0.02 125 2000 - 2021
Tanzania 0.02 126 2000 - 2021
Angola 0.01 127 2000 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0.01 128 2000 - 2021
Aruba 0.01 129 2000 - 2021
Bahrain 0.01 130 2000 - 2021
Belize 0.01 131 2000 - 2021
Botswana 0.01 132 2000 - 2021
Brunei 0.01 133 2000 - 2021
Burundi 0.01 134 2000 - 2021
Cameroon 0.01 135 2000 - 2021
Cape Verde 0.01 136 2000 - 2021
Fiji 0.01 137 2000 - 2021
Guinea 0.01 138 2000 - 2021
Guyana 0.01 139 2000 - 2021
Iceland 0.01 140 2000 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.01 141 2000 - 2021
Latvia 0.01 142 2000 - 2021
Libya 0.01 143 2000 - 2021
Moldova 0.01 144 2000 - 2021
Montenegro 0.01 145 2006 - 2021
Qatar 0.01 146 2000 - 2021
Samoa 0.01 147 2000 - 2021
Seychelles 0.01 148 2000 - 2021
Suriname 0.01 149 2000 - 2021
Swaziland 0.01 150 2000 - 2021
Tonga 0.01 151 2000 - 2021
Venezuela 0.01 152 2000 - 2021
Bahamas 0 153 2000 - 2021
Benin 0 154 2000 - 2021
Bermuda 0 155 2000 - 2021
Bhutan 0 156 2000 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0 157 2000 - 2021
Chad 0 158 2000 - 2021
Comoros 0 159 2000 - 2021
DR Congo 0 160 2000 - 2021
Djibouti 0 161 2000 - 2021
Dominica 0 162 2000 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0 163 2000 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0 164 2000 - 2021
Gabon 0 165 2000 - 2021
Gambia 0 166 2000 - 2021
Georgia 0 167 2000 - 2021
Gibraltar 0 168 2000 - 2021
Grenada 0 169 2000 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0 170 2000 - 2021
Haiti 0 171 2000 - 2021
Kiribati 0 172 2000 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 0 173 2000 - 2021
Lesotho 0 174 2000 - 2021
Liberia 0 175 2000 - 2021
Macao 0 176 2000 - 2021
Montserrat 0 177 2000 - 2021
Papua N.G. 0 178 2000 - 2021
Paraguay 0 179 2000 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0 180 2000 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0 181 2000 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0 182 2000 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0 183 2000 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0 184 2000 - 2021
Syria 0 185 2000 - 2021
Tajikistan 0 186 2000 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 0 187 2000 - 2021
Turkmenistan 0 188 2000 - 2021
Vanuatu 0 189 2000 - 2021


Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from sunlight in million kilowatts.
1. China
2. USA
3. Japan
4. Germany
5. India
6. Australia
7. Italy
8. South Korea
9. Vietnam
10. Spain
11. France
12. Netherlands
13. UK
14. Brazil
15. Ukraine
16. Turkey
17. Taiwan
18. Poland
19. Mexico
20. Belgium
21. South Africa
22. Chile
23. Canada
24. Greece
25. Switzerland
26. Thailand
27. Kazakhstan
28. Austria
29. UA Emirates
30. Israel
31. Hungary
32. Czechia
33. Portugal
34. Malaysia
35. Egypt
36. Russia
37. Sweden
38. Denmark
39. Jordan
40. Romania
41. Philippines
42. Bulgaria
43. Pakistan
44. Argentina
45. Morocco
46. Slovakia
47. Honduras
48. Domin. Rep.
49. Puerto Rico
50. El Salvador
51. Panama
52. Iran
53. Algeria
54. Saudi Arabia
55. Singapore
56. Sri Lanka
57. Estonia
58. Finland
59. Slovenia
60. Peru
61. Bangladesh
62. Cyprus
63. Uruguay
64. Cuba
65. Lithuania
66. Yemen
67. Senegal
68. Norway
69. Indonesia
70. Luxembourg
71. Malta
72. Armenia
73. Colombia
74. Bolivia
75. Belarus
76. Kenya
77. Namibia
78. New Zealand
79. Ireland
80. Malawi
81. Oman
82. Sudan
83. Croatia
84. Ghana
85. Guatemala
86. Hong Kong
87. Mali
88. Mongolia
89. Tunisia
90. Uzbekistan
91. Zambia
92. Jamaica
93. Kuwait
94. Mauritania
95. Nepal
96. North Macedonia
97. Uganda
98. Burma
99. Lebanon
100. Mauritius
101. N. Caledonia
102. Bosnia & Herz.
103. Burkina Faso
104. Mozambique
105. Togo
106. Barbados
107. North Korea
108. Serbia
109. Azerbaijan
110. Iraq
111. Rwanda
112. Afghanistan
113. Albania
114. Ecuador
115. Laos
116. Madagascar
117. Maldives
118. Niger
119. Nigeria
120. Zimbabwe
121. Eritrea
122. Ethiopia
123. Nicaragua
124. R. of Congo
125. Somalia
126. Tanzania
127. Angola
128. Ant.& Barb.
129. Aruba
130. Bahrain
131. Belize
132. Botswana
133. Brunei
134. Burundi
135. Cameroon
136. Cape Verde
137. Fiji
138. Guinea
139. Guyana
140. Iceland
141. Ivory Coast
142. Latvia
143. Libya
144. Moldova
145. Montenegro
146. Qatar
147. Samoa
148. Seychelles
149. Suriname
150. Swaziland
151. Tonga
152. Venezuela
153. Bahamas
154. Benin
155. Bermuda
156. Bhutan
157. C.A. Republic
158. Chad
159. Comoros
160. DR Congo
161. Djibouti
162. Dominica
163. Eq. Guinea
164. Faroe Isl.
165. Gabon
166. Gambia
167. Georgia
168. Gibraltar
169. Grenada
170. G.-Bissau
171. Haiti
172. Kiribati
173. Kyrgyzstan
174. Lesotho
175. Liberia
176. Macao
177. Montserrat
178. Papua N.G.
179. Paraguay
180. Saint Lucia
181. St. Vincent & ...
182. S.T.&Principe
183. Sierra Leone
184. Solomon Isl.
185. Syria
186. Tajikistan
187. Tr.&Tobago
188. Turkmenistan
189. Vanuatu
306.97
93.99
74.19
58.73
49.68
22.87
22.70
18.16
16.66
15.95
14.72
14.25
13.80
13.06
8.06
7.82
7.70
7.67
7.04
6.43
6.22
4.47
3.63
3.53
3.45
3.05
2.83
2.69
2.58
2.56
2.13
2.12
1.80
1.79
1.68
1.66
1.61
1.54
1.52
1.40
1.37
1.19
1.08
1.07
0.77
0.54
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0.49
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0.47
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306.97
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