Solar electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Solar electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 18 countries was 0.64 million kilowatts. The highest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 3.04 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 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
UA Emirates 3.04 1 2000 - 2022
Jordan 1.91 2 2000 - 2022
Egypt 1.72 3 2000 - 2022
Morocco 0.86 4 2000 - 2022
Qatar 0.81 5 2000 - 2022
Oman 0.64 6 2000 - 2022
Iran 0.54 7 2000 - 2022
Algeria 0.46 8 2000 - 2022
Lebanon 0.44 9 2000 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.44 10 2000 - 2022
Yemen 0.26 11 2000 - 2022
Tunisia 0.2 12 2000 - 2022
Kuwait 0.09 13 2000 - 2022
Syria 0.06 14 2000 - 2022
Iraq 0.04 15 2000 - 2022
Bahrain 0.01 16 2000 - 2022
Libya 0.01 17 2000 - 2022
Djibouti 0 18 2000 - 2022



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

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1. UA Emirates
2. Jordan
3. Egypt
4. Morocco
5. Qatar
6. Oman
7. Iran
8. Algeria
9. Lebanon
10. Saudi Arabia
11. Yemen
12. Tunisia
13. Kuwait
14. Syria
15. Iraq
16. Bahrain
17. Libya
18. Djibouti
3.04
1.91
1.72
0.86
0.81
0.64
0.54
0.46
0.44
0.44
0.26
0.20
0.09
0.06
0.04
0.01
0.01
0.00
0
0.8
1.5
2.3
3.04


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