Solar electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Solar electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 5.64 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 393.03 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2023. 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 393.03 1 2000 - 2023
USA 112.69 2 2000 - 2023
Japan 85.07 3 2000 - 2023
Germany 66.55 4 2000 - 2023
India 63.15 5 2000 - 2023
Australia 28.89 6 2000 - 2023
Spain 25.62 7 2000 - 2023
Brazil 25.52 8 2000 - 2023
Italy 24.56 9 2000 - 2023
South Korea 20.53 10 2000 - 2023
Netherlands 19.6 11 2000 - 2023
France 17.42 12 2000 - 2023
Vietnam 16.7 13 2000 - 2023
UK 14.65 14 2000 - 2023
Poland 12.17 15 2000 - 2023
Taiwan 9.72 16 2000 - 2023
Turkey 9.43 17 2000 - 2023
Mexico 9.36 18 2000 - 2023
Ukraine 8.06 19 2000 - 2023
Belgium 6.76 20 2000 - 2023
Chile 6.69 21 2000 - 2023
South Africa 6.33 22 2000 - 2023
Canada 5.44 23 2000 - 2023
Greece 5.43 24 2001 - 2023
Israel 4.41 25 2000 - 2023
Switzerland 4.34 26 2000 - 2023
Hungary 4.24 27 2000 - 2023
Austria 3.79 28 2000 - 2023
UA Emirates 3.6 29 2000 - 2023
Thailand 3.19 30 2000 - 2023
Denmark 3.07 31 2000 - 2023
Portugal 2.65 32 2000 - 2023
Czechia 2.42 33 2000 - 2023
Sweden 2.39 34 2000 - 2023
Jordan 1.97 35 2000 - 2023
Malaysia 1.93 36 2000 - 2023
Russia 1.82 37 2000 - 2023
Romania 1.81 38 2000 - 2023
Bulgaria 1.74 39 2000 - 2023
Egypt 1.72 40 2000 - 2023
Philippines 1.62 41 2000 - 2023
Pakistan 1.24 42 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan 1.15 43 2000 - 2023
Argentina 1.12 44 2000 - 2023
Morocco 0.86 45 2000 - 2023
Qatar 0.81 46 2000 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.8 47 2000 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.74 48 2000 - 2023
Finland 0.66 49 2000 - 2023
Oman 0.66 50 2000 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.64 51 2000 - 2023
Singapore 0.63 52 2000 - 2023
Slovenia 0.63 53 2000 - 2023
El Salvador 0.57 54 2000 - 2023
Lithuania 0.57 55 2000 - 2023
Slovakia 0.55 56 2000 - 2023
Iran 0.54 57 2000 - 2023
Honduras 0.53 58 2000 - 2023
Panama 0.53 59 2000 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.52 60 2000 - 2023
Estonia 0.52 61 2000 - 2023
Cambodia 0.48 62 2000 - 2023
Colombia 0.48 63 2000 - 2023
Algeria 0.45 64 2000 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.44 65 2000 - 2023
Cyprus 0.42 66 2000 - 2023
Norway 0.37 67 2000 - 2023
Peru 0.33 68 2000 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.32 69 2000 - 2023
Indonesia 0.31 70 2000 - 2023
Kenya 0.31 71 2000 - 2023
Angola 0.29 72 2000 - 2023
Ireland 0.29 73 2000 - 2023
Uruguay 0.28 74 2000 - 2023
Belarus 0.27 75 2000 - 2023
Cuba 0.27 76 2000 - 2023
New Zealand 0.26 77 2000 - 2023
Senegal 0.26 78 2000 - 2023
Yemen 0.26 79 2000 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.25 80 2000 - 2023
Armenia 0.24 81 2000 - 2023
Croatia 0.22 82 2000 - 2023
Malta 0.22 83 2000 - 2023
Tunisia 0.2 84 2000 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.19 85 2000 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.19 86 2000 - 2023
Sudan 0.19 87 2000 - 2023
Burma 0.18 88 2000 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.18 89 2000 - 2023
Bolivia 0.17 90 2000 - 2023
Ghana 0.17 91 2000 - 2023
Namibia 0.17 92 2000 - 2023
Serbia 0.14 93 2006 - 2023
North Korea 0.12 94 2000 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.11 95 2000 - 2023
Jamaica 0.11 96 2000 - 2023
Latvia 0.11 97 2000 - 2023
Malawi 0.11 98 2000 - 2023
Mauritius 0.11 99 2000 - 2023
Nepal 0.11 100 2000 - 2023
Albania 0.1 101 2000 - 2023
Guatemala 0.1 102 2000 - 2023
Kuwait 0.1 103 2000 - 2023
Mali 0.1 104 2000 - 2023
Nigeria 0.1 105 2000 - 2023
Zambia 0.1 106 2000 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.09 107 2000 - 2023
Mauritania 0.09 108 2000 - 2023
Mongolia 0.09 109 2000 - 2023
Mozambique 0.09 110 2000 - 2023
Uganda 0.09 111 2000 - 2023
Barbados 0.07 112 2000 - 2023
Togo 0.07 113 2000 - 2023
Laos 0.06 114 2000 - 2023
Moldova 0.06 115 2000 - 2023
Syria 0.06 116 2000 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.05 117 2000 - 2023
Bahrain 0.05 118 2000 - 2023
Madagascar 0.05 119 2000 - 2023
Niger 0.05 120 2000 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.05 121 2000 - 2023
Iraq 0.04 122 2000 - 2023
Maldives 0.04 123 2000 - 2023
Somalia 0.04 124 2000 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.03 125 2000 - 2023
Benin 0.03 126 2000 - 2023
Cameroon 0.03 127 2000 - 2023
Ecuador 0.03 128 2000 - 2023
Eritrea 0.03 129 2000 - 2023
Rwanda 0.03 130 2000 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.02 131 2000 - 2023
Aruba 0.02 132 2000 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.02 133 2000 - 2023
DR Congo 0.02 134 2000 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.02 135 2000 - 2023
Georgia 0.02 136 2000 - 2023
Guinea 0.02 137 2000 - 2023
Montenegro 0.02 138 2006 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.02 139 2000 - 2023
Seychelles 0.02 140 2000 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.02 141 2000 - 2023
Tanzania 0.02 142 2000 - 2023
Bahamas 0.01 143 2000 - 2023
Belize 0.01 144 2000 - 2023
Botswana 0.01 145 2000 - 2023
Burundi 0.01 146 2000 - 2023
Fiji 0.01 147 2000 - 2023
Guyana 0.01 148 2000 - 2023
Iceland 0.01 149 2000 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.01 150 2000 - 2023
Libya 0.01 151 2000 - 2023
Samoa 0.01 152 2000 - 2023
Suriname 0.01 153 2000 - 2023
Swaziland 0.01 154 2000 - 2023
Tonga 0.01 155 2000 - 2023
Bermuda 0 156 2000 - 2023
Bhutan 0 157 2000 - 2023
Brunei 0 158 2000 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 159 2000 - 2023
Chad 0 160 2000 - 2023
Comoros 0 161 2000 - 2023
Djibouti 0 162 2000 - 2023
Dominica 0 163 2000 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 164 2000 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 165 2000 - 2023
Gabon 0 166 2000 - 2023
Gambia 0 167 2000 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 168 2000 - 2023
Grenada 0 169 2000 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 170 2000 - 2023
Haiti 0 171 2000 - 2023
Kiribati 0 172 2000 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0 173 2000 - 2023
Lesotho 0 174 2000 - 2023
Liberia 0 175 2000 - 2023
Macao 0 176 2000 - 2023
Montserrat 0 177 2000 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0 178 2000 - 2023
Paraguay 0 179 2000 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 180 2000 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0 181 2000 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0 182 2000 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 183 2000 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 184 2000 - 2023
Tajikistan 0 185 2000 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 186 2000 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 187 2000 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 188 2000 - 2023
Venezuela 0 189 2000 - 2023


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