Solar electricity generation - Country rankings

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Solar electricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 6.92 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 427.27 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Solar electricity generation, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 427.27 1 1980 - 2023
USA 205.07 2 1984 - 2023
Japan 93.27 3 1980 - 2023
India 92.2 4 1980 - 2023
Germany 57.9 5 1991 - 2023
Australia 39.68 6 1980 - 2023
Spain 35 7 1980 - 2023
South Korea 28.92 8 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 28.4 9 1980 - 2023
Brazil 27.22 10 1980 - 2023
Italy 27.07 11 1980 - 2023
France 20.21 12 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 17.65 13 1980 - 2023
Turkey 16.75 14 1980 - 2023
Chile 15.71 15 1980 - 2023
Mexico 14.1 16 1980 - 2023
UK 13.84 17 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 10.68 18 1980 - 2023
Poland 8.31 19 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 7.74 20 1980 - 2023
Greece 7.15 21 1980 - 2023
Belgium 7.01 22 1980 - 2023
South Africa 6.22 23 1980 - 2023
Canada 5.95 24 1980 - 2023
Israel 5.35 25 1980 - 2023
Thailand 5.02 26 1980 - 2023
Egypt 4.89 27 1980 - 2023
Hungary 4.59 28 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 4.2 29 1992 - 2023
Switzerland 3.8 30 1980 - 2023
Austria 3.79 31 1980 - 2023
Portugal 3.52 32 1980 - 2023
Jordan 3.45 33 1980 - 2023
Argentina 2.91 34 1980 - 2023
Czechia 2.63 35 1993 - 2023
Russia 2.56 36 1992 - 2023
Malaysia 2.19 37 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 2.11 38 1980 - 2023
Denmark 2.11 39 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 2 40 1980 - 2023
Sweden 2 41 1980 - 2023
Romania 1.99 42 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 1.9 43 1992 - 2023
Philippines 1.82 44 1980 - 2023
Oman 1.56 45 1980 - 2023
Morocco 1.45 46 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 1.27 47 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 1.25 48 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 1.24 49 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 1.24 50 1980 - 2023
Honduras 1.04 51 1980 - 2023
Singapore 0.96 52 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.87 53 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.85 54 1980 - 2023
Algeria 0.84 55 1980 - 2023
Peru 0.84 56 1980 - 2023
Iran 0.74 57 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 0.73 58 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.72 59 1980 - 2023
Panama 0.7 60 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 0.65 61 1993 - 2023
Slovenia 0.65 62 1992 - 2023
Colombia 0.64 63 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 0.6 64 1980 - 2023
Estonia 0.6 65 1992 - 2023
Senegal 0.59 66 1980 - 2023
Armenia 0.52 67 1992 - 2023
Yemen 0.51 68 1980 - 2023
Namibia 0.5 69 1990 - 2023
Uruguay 0.5 70 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 0.44 71 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.44 72 1992 - 2023
Kenya 0.42 73 1980 - 2023
Angola 0.39 74 1980 - 2023
Finland 0.39 75 1980 - 2023
Iraq 0.38 76 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 0.35 77 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 0.34 78 1992 - 2023
Tunisia 0.32 79 1980 - 2023
Malta 0.29 80 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.28 81 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 0.28 82 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 0.23 83 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.23 84 1980 - 2023
Belarus 0.21 85 1992 - 2023
Cuba 0.21 86 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 0.19 87 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.18 88 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 0.18 89 1980 - 2023
Norway 0.17 90 1980 - 2023
Albania 0.16 91 1980 - 2023
Burma 0.16 92 1980 - 2023
Croatia 0.16 93 1992 - 2023
Ghana 0.16 94 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0.16 95 1980 - 2023
Serbia 0.16 96 2006 - 2023
Ireland 0.15 97 1980 - 2023
Mali 0.15 98 1980 - 2023
North Korea 0.15 99 1980 - 2023
Uganda 0.15 100 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.14 101 1980 - 2023
Zambia 0.14 102 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 0.13 103 1980 - 2023
Sudan 0.13 104 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.12 105 1992 - 2023
Nepal 0.1 106 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 0.1 107 1980 - 2023
Syria 0.1 108 1980 - 2023
Togo 0.1 109 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.09 110 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.09 111 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.09 112 1992 - 2023
Bahrain 0.08 113 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0.08 114 1980 - 2023
Laos 0.08 115 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0.08 116 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0.08 117 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.07 118 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 0.07 119 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0.07 120 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.06 121 1992 - 2023
Maldives 0.06 122 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0.05 123 1994 - 2023
Moldova 0.05 124 1992 - 2023
Ecuador 0.04 125 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.04 126 1980 - 2023
Latvia 0.04 127 1992 - 2023
Rwanda 0.04 128 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0.03 129 1986 - 2023
Guinea 0.03 130 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.03 131 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 0.03 132 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 0.03 133 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.03 134 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.02 135 1980 - 2023
Bahamas 0.02 136 1980 - 2023
Benin 0.02 137 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0.02 138 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.02 139 1980 - 2023
Niger 0.02 140 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0.02 141 1980 - 2023
Belize 0.01 142 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0.01 143 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0.01 144 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0.01 145 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0.01 146 1980 - 2023
Iceland 0.01 147 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0.01 148 1980 - 2023
Libya 0.01 149 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0.01 150 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.01 151 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0.01 152 1980 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.01 153 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.01 154 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.01 155 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0.01 156 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0.01 157 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.01 158 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.01 159 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 0.01 160 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 161 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 0 162 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0 163 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 164 1980 - 2023
Chad 0 165 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0 166 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0 167 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0 168 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 169 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 170 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0 171 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0 172 1980 - 2023
Georgia 0 173 1992 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 174 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0 175 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 176 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0 177 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0 178 1992 - 2022
Lesotho 0 179 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0 180 1980 - 2023
Macao 0 181 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 0 182 2006 - 2023
Montserrat 0 183 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0 184 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 185 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0 186 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 187 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 0 188 1992 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 189 1992 - 2023


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1. China
2. USA
3. Japan
4. India
5. Germany
6. Australia
7. Spain
8. South Korea
9. Vietnam
10. Brazil
11. Italy
12. France
13. Netherlands
14. Turkey
15. Chile
16. Mexico
17. UK
18. Taiwan
19. Poland
20. UA Emirates
21. Greece
22. Belgium
23. South Africa
24. Canada
25. Israel
26. Thailand
27. Egypt
28. Hungary
29. Ukraine
30. Switzerland
31. Austria
32. Portugal
33. Jordan
34. Argentina
35. Czechia
36. Russia
37. Malaysia
38. DR Congo
39. Denmark
40. Bulgaria
41. Sweden
42. Romania
43. Kazakhstan
44. Philippines
45. Oman
46. Morocco
47. Pakistan
48. Saudi Arabia
49. Domin. Rep.
50. El Salvador
51. Honduras
52. Singapore
53. Bangladesh
54. Puerto Rico
55. Algeria
56. Peru
57. Iran
58. Cambodia
59. Sri Lanka
60. Panama
61. Slovakia
62. Slovenia
63. Colombia
64. Cyprus
65. Estonia
66. Senegal
67. Armenia
68. Yemen
69. Namibia
70. Uruguay
71. Indonesia
72. Uzbekistan
73. Kenya
74. Angola
75. Finland
76. Iraq
77. Bolivia
78. Lithuania
79. Tunisia
80. Malta
81. Luxembourg
82. New Zealand
83. Guatemala
84. N. Caledonia
85. Belarus
86. Cuba
87. Mongolia
88. Hong Kong
89. Kuwait
90. Norway
91. Albania
92. Burma
93. Croatia
94. Ghana
95. Mauritius
96. Serbia
97. Ireland
98. Mali
99. North Korea
100. Uganda
101. Mauritania
102. Zambia
103. Jamaica
104. Sudan
105. Bosnia & Herz.
106. Nepal
107. Nigeria
108. Syria
109. Togo
110. Afghanistan
111. Burkina Faso
112. North Macedonia
113. Bahrain
114. Barbados
115. Laos
116. Madagascar
117. Seychelles
118. Cape Verde
119. Mozambique
120. Somalia
121. Azerbaijan
122. Maldives
123. Eritrea
124. Moldova
125. Ecuador
126. Ethiopia
127. Latvia
128. Rwanda
129. Aruba
130. Guinea
131. Nicaragua
132. Swaziland
133. Tanzania
134. Zimbabwe
135. Ant.& Barb.
136. Bahamas
137. Benin
138. Cameroon
139. Ivory Coast
140. Niger
141. Samoa
142. Belize
143. Botswana
144. Brunei
145. Fiji
146. Guyana
147. Iceland
148. Kiribati
149. Libya
150. Malawi
151. Papua N.G.
152. Qatar
153. Saint Lucia
154. Sierra Leone
155. Solomon Isl.
156. Suriname
157. Tonga
158. Tr.&Tobago
159. Vanuatu
160. Venezuela
161. Bermuda
162. Bhutan
163. Burundi
164. C.A. Republic
165. Chad
166. Comoros
167. Djibouti
168. Dominica
169. Eq. Guinea
170. Faroe Isl.
171. Gabon
172. Gambia
173. Georgia
174. Gibraltar
175. Grenada
176. G.-Bissau
177. Haiti
178. Kyrgyzstan
179. Lesotho
180. Liberia
181. Macao
182. Montenegro
183. Montserrat
184. Paraguay
185. R. of Congo
186. St. Vincent & ...
187. S.T.&Principe
188. Tajikistan
189. Turkmenistan
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