Solar electricity capacity, percent - Country rankings

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Solar electricity capacity, percent, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 189 countries was 10.46 percent. The highest value was in Luxembourg: 52.62 percent and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The Global Economy, U.S. EIA
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Countries Solar electricity capacity, percent, 2023 Global rank Available data
Luxembourg 52.62 1 2000 - 2023
Tonga 44.09 2 2000 - 2023
Switzerland 41.71 3 2000 - 2023
Hungary 40.82 4 2000 - 2023
Netherlands 40.48 5 2000 - 2023
C.A. Republic 39.68 6 2000 - 2023
Belgium 32.79 7 2000 - 2023
Germany 31.54 8 2000 - 2023
Australia 31.1 9 2000 - 2023
Greece 30.12 10 2001 - 2023
Somalia 29.57 11 2000 - 2023
Jordan 28.93 12 2000 - 2023
Estonia 28.05 13 2000 - 2023
Lesotho 28.02 14 2000 - 2023
Malta 27.98 15 2000 - 2023
Japan 27.13 16 2000 - 2023
Cyprus 26.65 17 2000 - 2023
Samoa 26.36 18 2000 - 2023
Namibia 26.31 19 2000 - 2023
Lithuania 26.17 20 2000 - 2023
Austria 25.9 21 2000 - 2023
Poland 25.59 22 2000 - 2023
Spain 25.28 23 2000 - 2023
Italy 25.23 24 2000 - 2023
Kiribati 24.54 25 2000 - 2023
Bulgaria 24.42 26 2000 - 2023
Burkina Faso 23.66 27 2000 - 2023
El Salvador 23.44 28 2000 - 2023
Slovenia 23.17 29 2000 - 2023
Chile 22.98 30 2000 - 2023
North Macedonia 21.81 31 2000 - 2023
Barbados 21.55 32 2000 - 2023
China 21.27 33 2000 - 2023
Niger 21.2 34 2000 - 2023
Israel 20.3 35 2000 - 2023
Taiwan 20.3 36 2000 - 2023
Togo 20.24 37 2000 - 2023
Vietnam 20.02 38 2000 - 2023
Denmark 18.78 39 2000 - 2023
Portugal 18.46 40 2000 - 2023
Sri Lanka 18.29 41 2000 - 2023
Montserrat 18.18 42 2000 - 2023
Sierra Leone 17.39 43 2000 - 2023
Honduras 17.01 44 2000 - 2023
Brazil 16.82 45 2000 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 16.57 46 2000 - 2023
South Korea 16.38 47 2000 - 2023
Yemen 16.2 48 2000 - 2023
N. Caledonia 15.76 49 2000 - 2023
Panama 15.27 50 2000 - 2023
UK 15.25 51 2000 - 2023
Malawi 15.17 52 2000 - 2023
Mauritania 15.15 53 2000 - 2023
India 15.12 54 2000 - 2023
Senegal 15.03 55 2000 - 2023
France 14.48 56 2000 - 2023
Ukraine 13.86 57 2000 - 2023
Puerto Rico 13.85 58 2000 - 2023
Vanuatu 13.6 59 2000 - 2023
Cambodia 13.4 60 2000 - 2023
UA Emirates 13.29 61 2000 - 2023
Cape Verde 12.99 62 2000 - 2023
Comoros 12.7 63 2000 - 2023
Czechia 12.64 64 2000 - 2023
Mauritius 12.5 65 2000 - 2023
USA 11.82 66 2000 - 2023
Moldova 11.39 67 2000 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 10.95 68 2000 - 2023
Seychelles 10.87 69 2000 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 10.83 70 2000 - 2023
Turkey 10.83 71 2000 - 2023
Latvia 10.71 72 2000 - 2023
Mexico 10.42 73 2000 - 2023
Eritrea 10.3 74 2000 - 2023
Romania 9.99 75 2000 - 2023
South Africa 9.79 76 2000 - 2023
Kenya 9.61 77 2000 - 2023
Armenia 9.43 78 2000 - 2023
Jamaica 9.09 79 2000 - 2023
Croatia 9.08 80 2000 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 9.07 81 2000 - 2023
Slovakia 9.07 82 2000 - 2023
Rwanda 8.88 83 2000 - 2023
Maldives 8.56 84 2000 - 2023
Albania 8.4 85 2000 - 2023
Mali 8.21 86 2000 - 2023
Tunisia 7.62 87 2000 - 2023
Burundi 7.1 88 2000 - 2023
Qatar 7.07 89 2000 - 2023
Uganda 7.01 90 2000 - 2023
G.-Bissau 6.99 91 2000 - 2023
Singapore 6.99 92 2000 - 2023
Guyana 6.93 93 2000 - 2023
Sweden 6.88 94 2000 - 2023
Madagascar 6.72 95 2000 - 2023
Grenada 6.66 96 2000 - 2023
Morocco 6.6 97 2000 - 2023
Benin 6.53 98 2000 - 2023
Mongolia 6.29 99 2000 - 2023
Thailand 6.28 100 2000 - 2023
Philippines 6.21 101 2000 - 2023
Ireland 6.19 102 2000 - 2023
Swaziland 6.11 103 2000 - 2023
Uruguay 6.01 104 2000 - 2023
Oman 5.8 105 2000 - 2023
Malaysia 5.32 106 2000 - 2023
Afghanistan 5.26 107 2000 - 2023
Sudan 5.25 108 2000 - 2023
Aruba 4.95 109 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan 4.73 110 2000 - 2023
Saint Lucia 4.33 111 2000 - 2023
Bolivia 4.18 112 2000 - 2023
Angola 4.11 113 2000 - 2023
Cuba 4.1 114 2000 - 2023
Nepal 4.04 115 2000 - 2023
Montenegro 3.88 116 2006 - 2023
Belize 3.8 117 2000 - 2023
Finland 3.79 118 2000 - 2023
Canada 3.7 119 2000 - 2023
Mozambique 3.7 120 2000 - 2023
Colombia 3.46 121 2000 - 2023
New Zealand 3.46 122 2000 - 2023
Cameroon 3.45 123 2000 - 2023
Azerbaijan 3.38 124 2000 - 2023
Zambia 3.37 125 2000 - 2023
Bangladesh 3.3 126 2000 - 2023
Egypt 3.12 127 2000 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 3.11 128 2000 - 2023
Ghana 3.07 129 2000 - 2023
Fiji 3.05 130 2000 - 2023
Argentina 3.04 131 2000 - 2023
Pakistan 2.89 132 2000 - 2023
Nigeria 2.75 133 2000 - 2023
Guatemala 2.67 134 2000 - 2023
Burma 2.46 135 2000 - 2023
Bahamas 2.31 136 2000 - 2023
Suriname 2.24 137 2000 - 2023
Belarus 2.18 138 2000 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 2.16 139 2000 - 2023
Peru 2.08 140 2000 - 2023
Algeria 2 141 2000 - 2023
Ivory Coast 1.99 142 2000 - 2023
Zimbabwe 1.92 143 2000 - 2023
Serbia 1.81 144 2006 - 2023
Gambia 1.73 145 2000 - 2023
Norway 1.68 146 2000 - 2023
North Korea 1.54 147 2000 - 2023
Guinea 1.51 148 2000 - 2023
Liberia 1.51 149 2000 - 2023
Hong Kong 1.44 150 2000 - 2023
Uzbekistan 1.41 151 2000 - 2023
Georgia 1.28 152 2000 - 2023
Chad 1.21 153 2000 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 1.14 154 2000 - 2023
Tanzania 1.14 155 2000 - 2023
Nicaragua 1.1 156 2000 - 2023
Indonesia 0.94 157 2000 - 2023
Haiti 0.85 158 2000 - 2023
Botswana 0.83 159 2000 - 2023
Bahrain 0.81 160 2000 - 2023
Dominica 0.77 161 2000 - 2023
Russia 0.73 162 2000 - 2023
Iran 0.7 163 2000 - 2023
DR Congo 0.68 164 2000 - 2023
Syria 0.62 165 2000 - 2023
Brunei 0.55 166 2000 - 2023
Kuwait 0.5 167 2000 - 2023
Laos 0.47 168 2000 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.39 169 2000 - 2023
Ecuador 0.37 170 2000 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.35 171 2000 - 2023
Iceland 0.23 172 2000 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.21 173 2000 - 2023
Gabon 0.18 174 2000 - 2023
Djibouti 0.17 175 2000 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.15 176 2000 - 2023
Iraq 0.14 177 2000 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.09 178 2000 - 2023
Libya 0.08 179 2000 - 2023
Bhutan 0.04 180 2000 - 2023
Paraguay 0.01 181 2000 - 2023
Venezuela 0.01 182 2000 - 2023
Bermuda 0 183 2000 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 184 2000 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 185 2000 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0 186 2000 - 2023
Macao 0 187 2000 - 2023
Tajikistan 0 188 2000 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 189 2000 - 2023


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Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from sunlight as percent of the total electricity generation capacity.

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1. Luxembourg
2. Tonga
3. Switzerland
4. Hungary
5. Netherlands
6. C.A. Republic
7. Belgium
8. Germany
9. Australia
10. Greece
11. Somalia
12. Jordan
13. Estonia
14. Lesotho
15. Malta
16. Japan
17. Cyprus
18. Samoa
19. Namibia
20. Lithuania
21. Austria
22. Poland
23. Spain
24. Italy
25. Kiribati
26. Bulgaria
27. Burkina Faso
28. El Salvador
29. Slovenia
30. Chile
31. North Macedonia
32. Barbados
33. China
34. Niger
35. Israel
36. Taiwan
37. Togo
38. Vietnam
39. Denmark
40. Portugal
41. Sri Lanka
42. Montserrat
43. Sierra Leone
44. Honduras
45. Brazil
46. Domin. Rep.
47. South Korea
48. Yemen
49. N. Caledonia
50. Panama
51. UK
52. Malawi
53. Mauritania
54. India
55. Senegal
56. France
57. Ukraine
58. Puerto Rico
59. Vanuatu
60. Cambodia
61. UA Emirates
62. Cape Verde
63. Comoros
64. Czechia
65. Mauritius
66. USA
67. Moldova
68. Solomon Isl.
69. Seychelles
70. Ant.& Barb.
71. Turkey
72. Latvia
73. Mexico
74. Eritrea
75. Romania
76. South Africa
77. Kenya
78. Armenia
79. Jamaica
80. Croatia
81. St. Vincent & ...
82. Slovakia
83. Rwanda
84. Maldives
85. Albania
86. Mali
87. Tunisia
88. Burundi
89. Qatar
90. Uganda
91. G.-Bissau
92. Singapore
93. Guyana
94. Sweden
95. Madagascar
96. Grenada
97. Morocco
98. Benin
99. Mongolia
100. Thailand
101. Philippines
102. Ireland
103. Swaziland
104. Uruguay
105. Oman
106. Malaysia
107. Afghanistan
108. Sudan
109. Aruba
110. Kazakhstan
111. Saint Lucia
112. Bolivia
113. Angola
114. Cuba
115. Nepal
116. Montenegro
117. Belize
118. Finland
119. Canada
120. Mozambique
121. Colombia
122. New Zealand
123. Cameroon
124. Azerbaijan
125. Zambia
126. Bangladesh
127. Egypt
128. Bosnia & Herz.
129. Ghana
130. Fiji
131. Argentina
132. Pakistan
133. Nigeria
134. Guatemala
135. Burma
136. Bahamas
137. Suriname
138. Belarus
139. Saudi Arabia
140. Peru
141. Algeria
142. Ivory Coast
143. Zimbabwe
144. Serbia
145. Gambia
146. Norway
147. North Korea
148. Guinea
149. Liberia
150. Hong Kong
151. Uzbekistan
152. Georgia
153. Chad
154. S.T.&Principe
155. Tanzania
156. Nicaragua
157. Indonesia
158. Haiti
159. Botswana
160. Bahrain
161. Dominica
162. Russia
163. Iran
164. DR Congo
165. Syria
166. Brunei
167. Kuwait
168. Laos
169. Ethiopia
170. Ecuador
171. Papua N.G.
172. Iceland
173. Tr.&Tobago
174. Gabon
175. Djibouti
176. Faroe Isl.
177. Iraq
178. R. of Congo
179. Libya
180. Bhutan
181. Paraguay
182. Venezuela
183. Bermuda
184. Eq. Guinea
185. Gibraltar
186. Kyrgyzstan
187. Macao
188. Tajikistan
189. Turkmenistan
52.62
44.09
41.71
40.82
40.48
39.68
32.79
31.54
31.10
30.12
29.57
28.93
28.05
28.02
27.98
27.13
26.65
26.36
26.31
26.17
25.90
25.59
25.28
25.23
24.54
24.42
23.66
23.44
23.17
22.98
21.81
21.55
21.27
21.20
20.30
20.30
20.24
20.02
18.78
18.46
18.29
18.18
17.39
17.01
16.82
16.57
16.38
16.20
15.76
15.27
15.25
15.17
15.15
15.12
15.03
14.48
13.86
13.85
13.60
13.40
13.29
12.99
12.70
12.64
12.50
11.82
11.39
10.95
10.87
10.83
10.83
10.71
10.42
10.30
9.99
9.79
9.61
9.43
9.09
9.08
9.07
9.07
8.88
8.56
8.40
8.21
7.62
7.10
7.07
7.01
6.99
6.99
6.93
6.88
6.72
6.66
6.60
6.53
6.29
6.28
6.21
6.19
6.11
6.01
5.80
5.32
5.26
5.25
4.95
4.73
4.33
4.18
4.11
4.10
4.04
3.88
3.80
3.79
3.70
3.70
3.46
3.46
3.45
3.38
3.37
3.30
3.12
3.11
3.07
3.05
3.04
2.89
2.75
2.67
2.46
2.31
2.24
2.18
2.16
2.08
2.00
1.99
1.92
1.81
1.73
1.68
1.54
1.51
1.51
1.44
1.41
1.28
1.21
1.14
1.14
1.10
0.94
0.85
0.83
0.81
0.77
0.73
0.70
0.68
0.62
0.55
0.50
0.47
0.39
0.37
0.35
0.23
0.21
0.18
0.17
0.15
0.14
0.09
0.08
0.04
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
13.2
26.3
39.5
52.62


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