Solar electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Solar electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 47 countries was 12.98 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 392.61 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Bhutan: 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
Japan 78.83 2 2000 - 2022
India 63.15 3 2000 - 2022
South Korea 20.97 4 2002 - 2022
Vietnam 18.47 5 2000 - 2022
Taiwan 9.72 6 2000 - 2022
Israel 4.41 7 2000 - 2022
Thailand 3.07 8 2000 - 2022
UA Emirates 3.04 9 2000 - 2022
Kazakhstan 2.03 10 2000 - 2022
Malaysia 1.93 11 2000 - 2022
Jordan 1.91 12 2000 - 2022
Philippines 1.62 13 2000 - 2022
Pakistan 1.24 14 2000 - 2022
Qatar 0.81 15 2000 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0.71 16 2000 - 2022
Oman 0.64 17 2000 - 2022
Singapore 0.57 18 2000 - 2022
Bangladesh 0.54 19 2000 - 2022
Iran 0.54 20 2000 - 2022
Cambodia 0.46 21 2000 - 2022
Lebanon 0.44 22 2000 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.44 23 2000 - 2022
Armenia 0.31 24 2000 - 2022
Indonesia 0.29 25 2000 - 2022
Yemen 0.26 26 2000 - 2022
Uzbekistan 0.25 27 2000 - 2022
Mongolia 0.19 28 2000 - 2022
Nepal 0.12 29 2000 - 2022
Burma 0.1 30 2000 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.1 31 2000 - 2022
Kuwait 0.09 32 2000 - 2022
Syria 0.06 33 2000 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0.05 34 2000 - 2022
North Korea 0.05 35 2000 - 2022
Iraq 0.04 36 2000 - 2022
Maldives 0.04 37 2000 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.03 38 2000 - 2022
Laos 0.03 39 2000 - 2022
Georgia 0.02 40 2000 - 2022
Bahrain 0.01 41 2000 - 2022
Bhutan 0 42 2000 - 2022
Brunei 0 43 2000 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 0 44 2000 - 2022
Macao 0 45 2000 - 2022
Tajikistan 0 46 2000 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0 47 2000 - 2022



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

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1. China
2. Japan
3. India
4. South Korea
5. Vietnam
6. Taiwan
7. Israel
8. Thailand
9. UA Emirates
10. Kazakhstan
11. Malaysia
12. Jordan
13. Philippines
14. Pakistan
15. Qatar
16. Sri Lanka
17. Oman
18. Singapore
19. Bangladesh
20. Iran
21. Cambodia
22. Lebanon
23. Saudi Arabia
24. Armenia
25. Indonesia
26. Yemen
27. Uzbekistan
28. Mongolia
29. Nepal
30. Burma
31. Hong Kong
32. Kuwait
33. Syria
34. Azerbaijan
35. North Korea
36. Iraq
37. Maldives
38. Afghanistan
39. Laos
40. Georgia
41. Bahrain
42. Bhutan
43. Brunei
44. Kyrgyzstan
45. Macao
46. Tajikistan
47. Turkmenistan
392.61
78.83
63.15
20.97
18.47
9.72
4.41
3.07
3.04
2.03
1.93
1.91
1.62
1.24
0.81
0.71
0.64
0.57
0.54
0.54
0.46
0.44
0.44
0.31
0.29
0.26
0.25
0.19
0.12
0.10
0.10
0.09
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
98.2
196.3
294.5
392.61


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