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Solar electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 12 countries was 2.73 million kilowatts. The highest value was in Brazil: 24.08 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Paraguay: 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
Brazil 24.08 1 -
Chile 6.25 2 -
Argentina 1.1 3 -
Colombia 0.46 4 -
Peru 0.33 5 -
Uruguay 0.27 6 -
Bolivia 0.17 7 -
Ecuador 0.03 8 -
Guyana 0.01 9 -
Suriname 0.01 10 -
Venezuela 0.01 11 -
Paraguay 0 12 -



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

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