Solar electricity capacity, percent - Country rankings

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Solar electricity capacity, percent, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 190 countries was 11.93 percent. The highest value was in Luxembourg: 55.52 percent and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Luxembourg 55.52 1 2000 - 2024
Hungary 47.99 2 2000 - 2024
Switzerland 47.57 3 2000 - 2024
Tonga 45.69 4 2000 - 2024
Lithuania 39.77 5 2000 - 2024
Netherlands 39.66 6 2000 - 2024
Estonia 36.87 7 2000 - 2024
Belgium 36.2 8 2000 - 2024
Moldova 34.18 9 2000 - 2024
Australia 34.02 10 2000 - 2024
Germany 33.57 11 2000 - 2024
Greece 33.33 12 2001 - 2024
Malta 32.31 13 2000 - 2024
Poland 31.48 14 2000 - 2024
Austria 31.02 15 2000 - 2024
C.A. Republic 30.53 16 2000 - 2024
Cyprus 30.27 17 2000 - 2024
Chile 29.36 18 2000 - 2024
Spain 28.85 19 2000 - 2024
Italy 28.67 20 2000 - 2024
Japan 28.65 21 2000 - 2024
North Macedonia 28.28 22 2000 - 2024
Samoa 28.05 23 2000 - 2024
Bulgaria 27.99 24 2000 - 2024
Jordan 27.97 25 2000 - 2024
Lesotho 27.72 26 2000 - 2024
China 26.99 27 2000 - 2024
Slovenia 26.82 28 2000 - 2024
Portugal 26.37 29 2000 - 2024
Burkina Faso 26.21 30 2000 - 2024
Namibia 24.58 31 2000 - 2024
Israel 23.94 32 2000 - 2024
Sri Lanka 22.79 33 2000 - 2024
Taiwan 22.54 34 2000 - 2024
Cambodia 22.15 35 2000 - 2024
Niger 21.82 36 2000 - 2024
Romania 21.81 37 2000 - 2024
Lebanon 21.75 38 2000 - 2024
Brazil 21.5 39 2000 - 2024
El Salvador 21.5 40 2000 - 2024
Yemen 21.47 41 2000 - 2024
Barbados 21.42 42 2000 - 2024
Vietnam 21.15 43 2000 - 2024
Denmark 20.81 44 2000 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 20.1 45 2000 - 2024
Czechia 19.35 46 2000 - 2024
India 18.89 47 2000 - 2024
Togo 18.66 48 2000 - 2024
Mauritania 18.54 49 2000 - 2024
Kiribati 18.52 50 2000 - 2024
N. Caledonia 17.84 51 2000 - 2024
South Korea 17.53 52 2000 - 2024
Panama 17.17 53 2000 - 2024
Montserrat 17.12 54 2000 - 2024
Turkey 17.01 55 2000 - 2024
Honduras 17 56 2000 - 2024
UK 16.9 57 2000 - 2024
Vanuatu 16.12 58 2000 - 2024
Croatia 15.68 59 2000 - 2024
Mauritius 15.51 60 2000 - 2024
Cape Verde 15.15 61 2000 - 2024
Maldives 14.67 62 2000 - 2024
Senegal 14.64 63 2000 - 2024
USA 14.47 64 2000 - 2024
France 14.3 65 2000 - 2024
Malawi 14.24 66 2000 - 2024
Latvia 14.07 67 2000 - 2024
Puerto Rico 13.89 68 2000 - 2024
Qatar 13.68 69 2000 - 2024
Gambia 13.36 70 2000 - 2024
UA Emirates 13.21 71 2000 - 2024
Ukraine 12.7 72 2000 - 2024
Mexico 12.15 73 2000 - 2024
Slovakia 12.15 74 2000 - 2024
Armenia 12.02 75 2000 - 2024
Seychelles 11.8 76 2000 - 2024
Albania 11.62 77 2000 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 11.21 78 2000 - 2024
Tunisia 11.08 79 2000 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 11.04 80 2000 - 2024
South Africa 11.04 81 2000 - 2024
Uzbekistan 11.01 82 2000 - 2024
Eritrea 10.83 83 2000 - 2024
Ireland 10.79 84 2000 - 2024
Mali 10.69 85 2000 - 2024
Jamaica 10.64 86 2000 - 2024
Kenya 10.38 87 2000 - 2024
Philippines 10.07 88 2000 - 2024
Somalia 9.67 89 2000 - 2024
Sweden 9.33 90 2000 - 2024
Comoros 9.09 91 2000 - 2024
Sierra Leone 8.93 92 2000 - 2024
Singapore 8.9 93 2000 - 2024
Mongolia 8.88 94 2000 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 8.62 95 2000 - 2024
Afghanistan 8.07 96 2000 - 2024
Burundi 7.82 97 2000 - 2024
Rwanda 7.54 98 2000 - 2024
Colombia 7.13 99 2000 - 2024
Benin 6.9 100 2000 - 2024
Madagascar 6.63 101 2000 - 2024
Thailand 6.36 102 2000 - 2024
Morocco 6.28 103 2000 - 2024
Uruguay 6.23 104 2000 - 2024
Swaziland 6.11 105 2000 - 2024
Malaysia 6.06 106 2000 - 2024
Oman 5.8 107 2000 - 2024
Grenada 5.71 108 2000 - 2024
Saint Lucia 5.35 109 2000 - 2024
Angola 5.32 110 2000 - 2024
New Zealand 5.24 111 2000 - 2024
Belize 5.09 112 2000 - 2024
Sudan 4.99 113 2000 - 2024
Nepal 4.96 114 2000 - 2024
Aruba 4.95 115 2000 - 2024
Zambia 4.88 116 2000 - 2024
Finland 4.79 117 2000 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 4.77 118 2000 - 2024
G.-Bissau 4.72 119 2000 - 2024
Cuba 4.65 120 2000 - 2024
Guyana 4.62 121 2000 - 2024
Kazakhstan 4.37 122 2000 - 2024
Uganda 4.32 123 2000 - 2024
Bolivia 4.3 124 2000 - 2024
Egypt 4.09 125 2000 - 2024
Canada 3.84 126 2000 - 2024
Mozambique 3.8 127 2000 - 2024
Bangladesh 3.7 128 2000 - 2024
Argentina 3.68 129 2000 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 3.58 130 2000 - 2024
Cameroon 3.51 131 2000 - 2024
Azerbaijan 3.5 132 2000 - 2024
Peru 3.18 133 2000 - 2024
Ghana 3.16 134 2000 - 2024
Pakistan 3.02 135 2000 - 2024
Fiji 3.01 136 2000 - 2024
Serbia 2.99 137 2006 - 2024
Bahamas 2.98 138 2000 - 2024
Burma 2.93 139 2000 - 2024
Zimbabwe 2.9 140 2000 - 2024
Montenegro 2.8 141 2006 - 2024
Georgia 2.78 142 2000 - 2024
Hong Kong 2.62 143 2000 - 2024
Guatemala 2.45 144 2000 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 2.44 145 2000 - 2024
Nicaragua 2.18 146 2000 - 2024
Belarus 2.11 147 2000 - 2024
Norway 2.06 148 2000 - 2024
Algeria 2.04 149 2000 - 2024
Liberia 1.95 150 2000 - 2024
Suriname 1.75 151 2000 - 2024
North Korea 1.7 152 2000 - 2024
Gabon 1.51 153 2000 - 2024
Ivory Coast 1.51 154 2000 - 2024
Guinea 1.33 155 2000 - 2024
Botswana 1.31 156 2000 - 2024
Bahrain 1.29 157 2000 - 2024
Chad 1.21 158 2000 - 2024
Nigeria 1.02 159 2000 - 2024
Russia 0.86 160 2000 - 2024
Indonesia 0.84 161 2000 - 2024
Haiti 0.83 162 2000 - 2024
Iran 0.82 163 2000 - 2024
DR Congo 0.76 164 2000 - 2024
Dominica 0.76 165 2000 - 2024
Tanzania 0.75 166 2000 - 2024
Syria 0.59 167 2000 - 2024
Kuwait 0.53 168 2000 - 2024
Laos 0.46 169 2000 - 2024
Brunei 0.44 170 2000 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.44 171 2000 - 2024
Ecuador 0.38 172 2000 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.34 173 2000 - 2024
Iceland 0.24 174 2000 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0.23 175 2000 - 2024
Djibouti 0.17 176 2000 - 2024
Iraq 0.16 177 2000 - 2024
Bhutan 0.12 178 2000 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 0.12 179 2000 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.09 180 2000 - 2024
Libya 0.07 181 2000 - 2024
Paraguay 0.01 182 2000 - 2024
Venezuela 0.01 183 2000 - 2024
Bermuda 0 184 2000 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0 185 2000 - 2024
Gibraltar 0 186 2000 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0 187 2000 - 2024
Macao 0 188 2000 - 2024
Tajikistan 0 189 2000 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0 190 2000 - 2024


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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. Hungary
3. Switzerland
4. Tonga
5. Lithuania
6. Netherlands
7. Estonia
8. Belgium
9. Moldova
10. Australia
11. Germany
12. Greece
13. Malta
14. Poland
15. Austria
16. C.A. Republic
17. Cyprus
18. Chile
19. Spain
20. Italy
21. Japan
22. North Macedonia
23. Samoa
24. Bulgaria
25. Jordan
26. Lesotho
27. China
28. Slovenia
29. Portugal
30. Burkina Faso
31. Namibia
32. Israel
33. Sri Lanka
34. Taiwan
35. Cambodia
36. Niger
37. Romania
38. Lebanon
39. Brazil
40. El Salvador
41. Yemen
42. Barbados
43. Vietnam
44. Denmark
45. Domin. Rep.
46. Czechia
47. India
48. Togo
49. Mauritania
50. Kiribati
51. N. Caledonia
52. South Korea
53. Panama
54. Montserrat
55. Turkey
56. Honduras
57. UK
58. Vanuatu
59. Croatia
60. Mauritius
61. Cape Verde
62. Maldives
63. Senegal
64. USA
65. France
66. Malawi
67. Latvia
68. Puerto Rico
69. Qatar
70. Gambia
71. UA Emirates
72. Ukraine
73. Mexico
74. Slovakia
75. Armenia
76. Seychelles
77. Albania
78. Solomon Isl.
79. Tunisia
80. Ant.& Barb.
81. South Africa
82. Uzbekistan
83. Eritrea
84. Ireland
85. Mali
86. Jamaica
87. Kenya
88. Philippines
89. Somalia
90. Sweden
91. Comoros
92. Sierra Leone
93. Singapore
94. Mongolia
95. St. Vincent & ...
96. Afghanistan
97. Burundi
98. Rwanda
99. Colombia
100. Benin
101. Madagascar
102. Thailand
103. Morocco
104. Uruguay
105. Swaziland
106. Malaysia
107. Oman
108. Grenada
109. Saint Lucia
110. Angola
111. New Zealand
112. Belize
113. Sudan
114. Nepal
115. Aruba
116. Zambia
117. Finland
118. Bosnia & Herz.
119. G.-Bissau
120. Cuba
121. Guyana
122. Kazakhstan
123. Uganda
124. Bolivia
125. Egypt
126. Canada
127. Mozambique
128. Bangladesh
129. Argentina
130. Saudi Arabia
131. Cameroon
132. Azerbaijan
133. Peru
134. Ghana
135. Pakistan
136. Fiji
137. Serbia
138. Bahamas
139. Burma
140. Zimbabwe
141. Montenegro
142. Georgia
143. Hong Kong
144. Guatemala
145. S.T.&Principe
146. Nicaragua
147. Belarus
148. Norway
149. Algeria
150. Liberia
151. Suriname
152. North Korea
153. Gabon
154. Ivory Coast
155. Guinea
156. Botswana
157. Bahrain
158. Chad
159. Nigeria
160. Russia
161. Indonesia
162. Haiti
163. Iran
164. DR Congo
165. Dominica
166. Tanzania
167. Syria
168. Kuwait
169. Laos
170. Brunei
171. Papua N.G.
172. Ecuador
173. Ethiopia
174. Iceland
175. Tr.&Tobago
176. Djibouti
177. Iraq
178. Bhutan
179. Faroe Isl.
180. R. of Congo
181. Libya
182. Paraguay
183. Venezuela
184. Bermuda
185. Eq. Guinea
186. Gibraltar
187. Kyrgyzstan
188. Macao
189. Tajikistan
190. Turkmenistan
55.52
47.99
47.57
45.69
39.77
39.66
36.87
36.20
34.18
34.02
33.57
33.33
32.31
31.48
31.02
30.53
30.27
29.36
28.85
28.67
28.65
28.28
28.05
27.99
27.97
27.72
26.99
26.82
26.37
26.21
24.58
23.94
22.79
22.54
22.15
21.82
21.81
21.75
21.50
21.50
21.47
21.42
21.15
20.81
20.10
19.35
18.89
18.66
18.54
18.52
17.84
17.53
17.17
17.12
17.01
17.00
16.90
16.12
15.68
15.51
15.15
14.67
14.64
14.47
14.30
14.24
14.07
13.89
13.68
13.36
13.21
12.70
12.15
12.15
12.02
11.80
11.62
11.21
11.08
11.04
11.04
11.01
10.83
10.79
10.69
10.64
10.38
10.07
9.67
9.33
9.09
8.93
8.90
8.88
8.62
8.07
7.82
7.54
7.13
6.90
6.63
6.36
6.28
6.23
6.11
6.06
5.80
5.71
5.35
5.32
5.24
5.09
4.99
4.96
4.95
4.88
4.79
4.77
4.72
4.65
4.62
4.37
4.32
4.30
4.09
3.84
3.80
3.70
3.68
3.58
3.51
3.50
3.18
3.16
3.02
3.01
2.99
2.98
2.93
2.90
2.80
2.78
2.62
2.45
2.44
2.18
2.11
2.06
2.04
1.95
1.75
1.70
1.51
1.51
1.33
1.31
1.29
1.21
1.02
0.86
0.84
0.83
0.82
0.76
0.76
0.75
0.59
0.53
0.46
0.44
0.44
0.38
0.34
0.24
0.23
0.17
0.16
0.12
0.12
0.09
0.07
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
13.9
27.8
41.6
55.52


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