Solar electricity generation - Country rankings

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Solar electricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 189 countries was 5.48 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 340.86 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in the Bahamas: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
China 340.86 1 1980 - 2021
USA 163.7 2 1984 - 2021
Japan 88.7 3 1980 - 2021
India 67.35 4 1980 - 2021
Germany 49.99 5 1991 - 2021
Australia 28.04 6 1980 - 2021
Spain 25.94 7 1980 - 2021
Italy 25.04 8 1980 - 2021
South Korea 23.95 9 1980 - 2021
Brazil 16.75 10 1980 - 2021
France 15.1 11 1980 - 2021
Mexico 14.16 12 1980 - 2021
Turkey 13.55 13 1980 - 2021
Netherlands 12.66 14 1980 - 2021
UK 12.55 15 1980 - 2021
Vietnam 11.68 16 1980 - 2021
Chile 10.99 17 1980 - 2021
Taiwan 7.97 18 1980 - 2021
UA Emirates 6.69 19 1980 - 2021
South Africa 6.65 20 1980 - 2021
Belgium 5.57 21 1980 - 2021
Canada 5.11 22 1980 - 2021
Greece 5.11 23 1980 - 2021
Egypt 4.8 24 1980 - 2021
Israel 4.64 25 1980 - 2021
Thailand 4.29 26 1980 - 2021
Hungary 3.9 27 1980 - 2021
Poland 3.83 28 1980 - 2021
Jordan 3.5 29 1980 - 2021
Switzerland 2.89 30 1980 - 2021
Malaysia 2.85 31 1980 - 2021
Austria 2.72 32 1980 - 2021
Ukraine 2.6 33 1992 - 2021
Russia 2.3 34 1992 - 2021
Portugal 2.19 35 1980 - 2021
Czechia 2.18 36 1993 - 2021
Argentina 2.17 37 1980 - 2021
Kazakhstan 1.82 38 1992 - 2021
Morocco 1.82 39 1980 - 2021
Romania 1.7 40 1980 - 2021
Sweden 1.51 41 1980 - 2021
Bulgaria 1.5 42 1980 - 2021
Philippines 1.5 43 1980 - 2021
Denmark 1.28 44 1980 - 2021
Honduras 1.28 45 1980 - 2021
Pakistan 1.26 46 1980 - 2021
El Salvador 1.11 47 1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0.95 48 1980 - 2021
Peru 0.82 49 1980 - 2021
Algeria 0.81 50 1980 - 2021
Singapore 0.67 51 1980 - 2021
Slovakia 0.67 52 1993 - 2021
Iran 0.62 53 1980 - 2021
Yemen 0.6 54 1980 - 2021
Sri Lanka 0.54 55 1980 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 0.53 56 1980 - 2021
Cyprus 0.48 57 1980 - 2021
Uruguay 0.48 58 1980 - 2021
Bangladesh 0.47 59 1980 - 2021
Bolivia 0.47 60 1980 - 2021
Senegal 0.47 61 1980 - 2021
Slovenia 0.45 62 1992 - 2021
Panama 0.42 63 1980 - 2021
Tunisia 0.41 64 1980 - 2021
Iraq 0.38 65 1980 - 2021
Namibia 0.38 66 1990 - 2021
Colombia 0.32 67 1980 - 2021
Estonia 0.31 68 1992 - 2021
Finland 0.31 69 1980 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0.27 70 1980 - 2021
Cuba 0.26 71 1980 - 2021
Malta 0.26 72 1980 - 2021
Guatemala 0.23 73 1980 - 2021
Luxembourg 0.22 74 1980 - 2021
New Zealand 0.2 75 1980 - 2021
Indonesia 0.19 76 1980 - 2021
Lithuania 0.19 77 1992 - 2021
Belarus 0.18 78 1992 - 2021
N. Caledonia 0.18 79 1980 - 2021
Norway 0.18 80 1980 - 2021
Malawi 0.17 81 1980 - 2021
Mauritius 0.16 82 1980 - 2021
Oman 0.16 83 1980 - 2021
Croatia 0.15 84 1992 - 2021
Jamaica 0.15 85 1980 - 2021
Uganda 0.15 86 1980 - 2021
Zambia 0.15 87 1980 - 2021
Mauritania 0.14 88 1980 - 2021
Mongolia 0.14 89 1980 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0.12 90 1980 - 2021
Lebanon 0.12 91 1980 - 2021
Nepal 0.11 92 1980 - 2021
Burma 0.1 93 1980 - 2021
Kenya 0.1 94 1980 - 2021
Armenia 0.09 95 1992 - 2021
Afghanistan 0.08 96 1980 - 2021
Barbados 0.08 97 1980 - 2021
Ireland 0.08 98 1980 - 2021
Albania 0.07 99 1980 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0.07 100 1992 - 2021
Mozambique 0.07 101 1980 - 2021
Seychelles 0.07 102 1980 - 2021
Azerbaijan 0.06 103 1992 - 2021
Ghana 0.06 104 1980 - 2021
Rwanda 0.06 105 1980 - 2021
Tanzania 0.06 106 1980 - 2021
Maldives 0.05 107 1980 - 2021
Niger 0.05 108 1980 - 2021
Nigeria 0.05 109 1980 - 2021
Ecuador 0.04 110 1980 - 2021
Ethiopia 0.04 111 1980 - 2021
Laos 0.04 112 1980 - 2021
Zimbabwe 0.04 113 1980 - 2021
Mali 0.03 114 1980 - 2021
Nicaragua 0.03 115 1980 - 2021
North Macedonia 0.03 116 1992 - 2021
Somalia 0.03 117 1980 - 2021
Sudan 0.03 118 1980 - 2021
Angola 0.02 119 1980 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0.02 120 1980 - 2021
Cameroon 0.02 121 1980 - 2021
Eritrea 0.02 122 1994 - 2021
Guinea 0.02 123 1980 - 2021
Hong Kong 0.02 124 1980 - 2021
Kuwait 0.02 125 1980 - 2021
Madagascar 0.02 126 1980 - 2021
North Korea 0.02 127 1980 - 2021
Samoa 0.02 128 1980 - 2021
Suriname 0.02 129 1980 - 2021
Togo 0.02 130 1980 - 2021
Aruba 0.01 131 1986 - 2021
Bahrain 0.01 132 1980 - 2021
Belize 0.01 133 1980 - 2021
Benin 0.01 134 1980 - 2021
Botswana 0.01 135 1980 - 2021
Burundi 0.01 136 1980 - 2021
Cape Verde 0.01 137 1980 - 2021
DR Congo 0.01 138 1980 - 2021
Fiji 0.01 139 1980 - 2021
Guyana 0.01 140 1980 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.01 141 1980 - 2021
Latvia 0.01 142 1992 - 2021
Libya 0.01 143 1980 - 2021
Moldova 0.01 144 1992 - 2021
Montenegro 0.01 145 2006 - 2021
Qatar 0.01 146 1980 - 2021
Serbia 0.01 147 2006 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0.01 148 1980 - 2021
Tonga 0.01 149 1980 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 0.01 150 1980 - 2021
Uzbekistan 0.01 151 1992 - 2021
Vanuatu 0.01 152 1980 - 2021
Venezuela 0.01 153 1980 - 2021
Bahamas 0 154 1980 - 2021
Bermuda 0 155 1980 - 2021
Bhutan 0 156 1980 - 2021
Brunei 0 157 1980 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0 158 1980 - 2021
Chad 0 159 1980 - 2021
Comoros 0 160 1980 - 2021
Djibouti 0 161 1980 - 2021
Dominica 0 162 1980 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0 163 1980 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0 164 1980 - 2021
Gabon 0 165 1980 - 2021
Gambia 0 166 1980 - 2021
Georgia 0 167 1992 - 2021
Gibraltar 0 168 1980 - 2021
Grenada 0 169 1980 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0 170 1980 - 2021
Haiti 0 171 1980 - 2021
Iceland 0 172 1980 - 2021
Kiribati 0 173 1980 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 0 174 1992 - 2021
Lesotho 0 175 1980 - 2021
Liberia 0 176 1980 - 2021
Macao 0 177 1980 - 2021
Montserrat 0 178 1980 - 2021
Papua N.G. 0 179 1980 - 2021
Paraguay 0 180 1980 - 2021
R. of Congo 0 181 1980 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0 182 1980 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0 183 1980 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0 184 1980 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0 185 1980 - 2021
Swaziland 0 186 1980 - 2021
Syria 0 187 1980 - 2021
Tajikistan 0 188 1992 - 2021
Turkmenistan 0 189 1992 - 2021


Definition: Billion kilowatthours of electricity generated from sunlight.
1. China
2. USA
3. Japan
4. India
5. Germany
6. Australia
7. Spain
8. Italy
9. South Korea
10. Brazil
11. France
12. Mexico
13. Turkey
14. Netherlands
15. UK
16. Vietnam
17. Chile
18. Taiwan
19. UA Emirates
20. South Africa
21. Belgium
22. Canada
23. Greece
24. Egypt
25. Israel
26. Thailand
27. Hungary
28. Poland
29. Jordan
30. Switzerland
31. Malaysia
32. Austria
33. Ukraine
34. Russia
35. Portugal
36. Czechia
37. Argentina
38. Kazakhstan
39. Morocco
40. Romania
41. Sweden
42. Bulgaria
43. Philippines
44. Denmark
45. Honduras
46. Pakistan
47. El Salvador
48. Saudi Arabia
49. Peru
50. Algeria
51. Singapore
52. Slovakia
53. Iran
54. Yemen
55. Sri Lanka
56. Domin. Rep.
57. Cyprus
58. Uruguay
59. Bangladesh
60. Bolivia
61. Senegal
62. Slovenia
63. Panama
64. Tunisia
65. Iraq
66. Namibia
67. Colombia
68. Estonia
69. Finland
70. Puerto Rico
71. Cuba
72. Malta
73. Guatemala
74. Luxembourg
75. New Zealand
76. Indonesia
77. Lithuania
78. Belarus
79. N. Caledonia
80. Norway
81. Malawi
82. Mauritius
83. Oman
84. Croatia
85. Jamaica
86. Uganda
87. Zambia
88. Mauritania
89. Mongolia
90. Burkina Faso
91. Lebanon
92. Nepal
93. Burma
94. Kenya
95. Armenia
96. Afghanistan
97. Barbados
98. Ireland
99. Albania
100. Bosnia & Herz.
101. Mozambique
102. Seychelles
103. Azerbaijan
104. Ghana
105. Rwanda
106. Tanzania
107. Maldives
108. Niger
109. Nigeria
110. Ecuador
111. Ethiopia
112. Laos
113. Zimbabwe
114. Mali
115. Nicaragua
116. North Macedonia
117. Somalia
118. Sudan
119. Angola
120. Ant.& Barb.
121. Cameroon
122. Eritrea
123. Guinea
124. Hong Kong
125. Kuwait
126. Madagascar
127. North Korea
128. Samoa
129. Suriname
130. Togo
131. Aruba
132. Bahrain
133. Belize
134. Benin
135. Botswana
136. Burundi
137. Cape Verde
138. DR Congo
139. Fiji
140. Guyana
141. Ivory Coast
142. Latvia
143. Libya
144. Moldova
145. Montenegro
146. Qatar
147. Serbia
148. Sierra Leone
149. Tonga
150. Tr.&Tobago
151. Uzbekistan
152. Vanuatu
153. Venezuela
154. Bahamas
155. Bermuda
156. Bhutan
157. Brunei
158. C.A. Republic
159. Chad
160. Comoros
161. Djibouti
162. Dominica
163. Eq. Guinea
164. Faroe Isl.
165. Gabon
166. Gambia
167. Georgia
168. Gibraltar
169. Grenada
170. G.-Bissau
171. Haiti
172. Iceland
173. Kiribati
174. Kyrgyzstan
175. Lesotho
176. Liberia
177. Macao
178. Montserrat
179. Papua N.G.
180. Paraguay
181. R. of Congo
182. Saint Lucia
183. St. Vincent & ...
184. S.T.&Principe
185. Solomon Isl.
186. Swaziland
187. Syria
188. Tajikistan
189. Turkmenistan
340.86
163.70
88.70
67.35
49.99
28.04
25.94
25.04
23.95
16.75
15.10
14.16
13.55
12.66
12.55
11.68
10.99
7.97
6.69
6.65
5.57
5.11
5.11
4.80
4.64
4.29
3.90
3.83
3.50
2.89
2.85
2.72
2.60
2.30
2.19
2.18
2.17
1.82
1.82
1.70
1.51
1.50
1.50
1.28
1.28
1.26
1.11
0.95
0.82
0.81
0.67
0.67
0.62
0.60
0.54
0.53
0.48
0.48
0.47
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0.45
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0.38
0.38
0.32
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0.27
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0.23
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170.4
255.6
340.86
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