Solar electricity generation - Country rankings

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Solar electricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 6.73 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 416.27 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in the Bahamas: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. 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 416.27 1 1980 - 2022
USA 205.08 2 1984 - 2022
Japan 93.27 3 1980 - 2022
India 92.2 4 1980 - 2022
Germany 57.9 5 1991 - 2022
Australia 39.68 6 1980 - 2022
Spain 32.82 7 1980 - 2022
Vietnam 30.02 8 1980 - 2022
South Korea 27.73 9 1981 - 2022
Brazil 27.22 10 1980 - 2022
Italy 27.07 11 1980 - 2022
France 20.21 12 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 17.65 13 1980 - 2022
Turkey 15.22 14 1980 - 2022
Chile 13.95 15 1980 - 2022
UK 13.84 16 1980 - 2022
Mexico 11.74 17 1980 - 2022
Taiwan 10.68 18 1980 - 2022
Poland 8.24 19 1980 - 2022
Israel 7.35 20 1980 - 2022
Greece 7.15 21 1980 - 2022
Belgium 7.01 22 1980 - 2022
UA Emirates 6.74 23 1980 - 2022
South Africa 6.22 24 1980 - 2022
Canada 5.95 25 1980 - 2022
Thailand 5.02 26 1980 - 2022
Ukraine 4.66 27 1992 - 2022
Egypt 4.64 28 1980 - 2022
Hungary 4.59 29 1980 - 2022
Switzerland 3.8 30 1980 - 2022
Jordan 3.37 31 1980 - 2022
Portugal 3.37 32 1980 - 2022
Argentina 2.91 33 1980 - 2022
Austria 2.68 34 1980 - 2022
Czechia 2.45 35 1993 - 2022
Malaysia 2.2 36 1980 - 2022
Russia 2.18 37 1992 - 2022
Denmark 2.11 38 1980 - 2022
Bulgaria 2 39 1980 - 2022
Romania 1.77 40 1980 - 2022
Kazakhstan 1.68 41 1992 - 2022
Philippines 1.58 42 1980 - 2022
Sweden 1.53 43 1980 - 2022
Morocco 1.45 44 1980 - 2022
Pakistan 1.3 45 1980 - 2022
Singapore 1.24 46 1980 - 2022
Honduras 1.19 47 1980 - 2022
El Salvador 1.03 48 1980 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.87 49 1980 - 2022
Senegal 0.84 50 1980 - 2022
Peru 0.82 51 1980 - 2022
Algeria 0.66 52 1980 - 2022
Panama 0.65 53 1980 - 2022
Slovakia 0.65 54 1993 - 2022
Iran 0.64 55 1980 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0.64 56 1980 - 2022
Cyprus 0.6 57 1980 - 2022
Yemen 0.6 58 1980 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0.56 59 1980 - 2022
Slovenia 0.54 60 1992 - 2022
Bangladesh 0.53 61 1980 - 2022
Namibia 0.5 62 1990 - 2022
Uruguay 0.5 63 1980 - 2022
Indonesia 0.44 64 1980 - 2022
Cambodia 0.39 65 1980 - 2022
Kenya 0.38 66 1980 - 2022
Bolivia 0.35 67 1980 - 2022
Estonia 0.35 68 1992 - 2022
Armenia 0.33 69 1992 - 2022
Colombia 0.33 70 1980 - 2022
Tunisia 0.32 71 1980 - 2022
Finland 0.3 72 1980 - 2022
Lebanon 0.3 73 1980 - 2022
Malta 0.29 74 1980 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0.28 75 1980 - 2022
Cuba 0.27 76 1980 - 2022
Oman 0.27 77 1980 - 2022
Guatemala 0.24 78 1980 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.21 79 1980 - 2022
New Zealand 0.21 80 1980 - 2022
N. Caledonia 0.18 81 1980 - 2022
Belarus 0.17 82 1992 - 2022
Kuwait 0.17 83 1980 - 2022
Lithuania 0.17 84 1992 - 2022
Malawi 0.17 85 1980 - 2022
Mongolia 0.17 86 1980 - 2022
Norway 0.17 87 1980 - 2022
Croatia 0.16 88 1992 - 2022
Mauritius 0.16 89 1980 - 2022
Jamaica 0.14 90 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 0.14 91 1980 - 2022
Nepal 0.14 92 1980 - 2022
Zambia 0.14 93 1980 - 2022
Ghana 0.13 94 1980 - 2022
Uganda 0.13 95 1980 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 0.12 96 1992 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.12 97 1980 - 2022
Burma 0.1 98 1980 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.09 99 1980 - 2022
Ireland 0.09 100 1980 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.08 101 1980 - 2022
Barbados 0.08 102 1980 - 2022
Seychelles 0.08 103 1980 - 2022
Mozambique 0.07 104 1980 - 2022
North Korea 0.07 105 1980 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0.06 106 1992 - 2022
Iraq 0.06 107 1980 - 2022
Laos 0.06 108 1980 - 2022
Maldives 0.06 109 1980 - 2022
Togo 0.06 110 1980 - 2022
Niger 0.05 111 1980 - 2022
Nigeria 0.05 112 1980 - 2022
Tanzania 0.05 113 1980 - 2022
Albania 0.04 114 1980 - 2022
Ecuador 0.04 115 1980 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.04 116 1980 - 2022
Madagascar 0.04 117 1980 - 2022
Sudan 0.04 118 1980 - 2022
Mali 0.03 119 1980 - 2022
Moldova 0.03 120 1992 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.03 121 1980 - 2022
North Macedonia 0.03 122 1992 - 2022
Somalia 0.03 123 1980 - 2022
Zimbabwe 0.03 124 1980 - 2022
Angola 0.02 125 1980 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0.02 126 1980 - 2022
Benin 0.02 127 1980 - 2022
Cameroon 0.02 128 1980 - 2022
Guinea 0.02 129 1980 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.02 130 1980 - 2022
Rwanda 0.02 131 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0.02 132 1980 - 2022
Aruba 0.01 133 1986 - 2022
Bahrain 0.01 134 1980 - 2022
Belize 0.01 135 1980 - 2022
Botswana 0.01 136 1980 - 2022
Burundi 0.01 137 1980 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.01 138 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 0.01 139 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0.01 140 1994 - 2022
Fiji 0.01 141 1980 - 2022
Grenada 0.01 142 1980 - 2022
Guyana 0.01 143 1980 - 2022
Latvia 0.01 144 1992 - 2022
Libya 0.01 145 1980 - 2022
Qatar 0.01 146 1980 - 2022
Serbia 0.01 147 2006 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.01 148 1980 - 2022
Suriname 0.01 149 1980 - 2022
Tonga 0.01 150 1980 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0.01 151 1980 - 2022
Uzbekistan 0.01 152 1992 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.01 153 1980 - 2022
Venezuela 0.01 154 1980 - 2022
Bahamas 0 155 1980 - 2022
Bermuda 0 156 1980 - 2022
Bhutan 0 157 1980 - 2022
Brunei 0 158 1980 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0 159 1980 - 2022
Chad 0 160 1980 - 2022
Comoros 0 161 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0 162 1980 - 2022
Dominica 0 163 1980 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0 164 1980 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0 165 1980 - 2022
Gabon 0 166 1980 - 2022
Gambia 0 167 1980 - 2022
Georgia 0 168 1992 - 2022
Gibraltar 0 169 1980 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0 170 1980 - 2022
Haiti 0 171 1980 - 2022
Iceland 0 172 1980 - 2022
Kiribati 0 173 1980 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 0 174 1992 - 2022
Lesotho 0 175 1980 - 2022
Liberia 0 176 1980 - 2022
Macao 0 177 1980 - 2022
Montenegro 0 178 2006 - 2022
Montserrat 0 179 1980 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0 180 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 0 181 1980 - 2022
R. of Congo 0 182 1980 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0 183 1980 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0 184 1980 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0 185 1980 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0 186 1980 - 2022
Swaziland 0 187 1980 - 2022
Syria 0 188 1980 - 2022
Tajikistan 0 189 1992 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0 190 1992 - 2022



Definition: Billion kilowatthours of electricity generated from sunlight.

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1. China
2. USA
3. Japan
4. India
5. Germany
6. Australia
7. Spain
8. Vietnam
9. South Korea
10. Brazil
11. Italy
12. France
13. Netherlands
14. Turkey
15. Chile
16. UK
17. Mexico
18. Taiwan
19. Poland
20. Israel
21. Greece
22. Belgium
23. UA Emirates
24. South Africa
25. Canada
26. Thailand
27. Ukraine
28. Egypt
29. Hungary
30. Switzerland
31. Jordan
32. Portugal
33. Argentina
34. Austria
35. Czechia
36. Malaysia
37. Russia
38. Denmark
39. Bulgaria
40. Romania
41. Kazakhstan
42. Philippines
43. Sweden
44. Morocco
45. Pakistan
46. Singapore
47. Honduras
48. El Salvador
49. Saudi Arabia
50. Senegal
51. Peru
52. Algeria
53. Panama
54. Slovakia
55. Iran
56. Sri Lanka
57. Cyprus
58. Yemen
59. Domin. Rep.
60. Slovenia
61. Bangladesh
62. Namibia
63. Uruguay
64. Indonesia
65. Cambodia
66. Kenya
67. Bolivia
68. Estonia
69. Armenia
70. Colombia
71. Tunisia
72. Finland
73. Lebanon
74. Malta
75. Puerto Rico
76. Cuba
77. Oman
78. Guatemala
79. Luxembourg
80. New Zealand
81. N. Caledonia
82. Belarus
83. Kuwait
84. Lithuania
85. Malawi
86. Mongolia
87. Norway
88. Croatia
89. Mauritius
90. Jamaica
91. Mauritania
92. Nepal
93. Zambia
94. Ghana
95. Uganda
96. Bosnia & Herz.
97. Burkina Faso
98. Burma
99. Hong Kong
100. Ireland
101. Afghanistan
102. Barbados
103. Seychelles
104. Mozambique
105. North Korea
106. Azerbaijan
107. Iraq
108. Laos
109. Maldives
110. Togo
111. Niger
112. Nigeria
113. Tanzania
114. Albania
115. Ecuador
116. Ethiopia
117. Madagascar
118. Sudan
119. Mali
120. Moldova
121. Nicaragua
122. North Macedonia
123. Somalia
124. Zimbabwe
125. Angola
126. Ant.& Barb.
127. Benin
128. Cameroon
129. Guinea
130. Ivory Coast
131. Rwanda
132. Samoa
133. Aruba
134. Bahrain
135. Belize
136. Botswana
137. Burundi
138. Cape Verde
139. DR Congo
140. Eritrea
141. Fiji
142. Grenada
143. Guyana
144. Latvia
145. Libya
146. Qatar
147. Serbia
148. Sierra Leone
149. Suriname
150. Tonga
151. Tr.&Tobago
152. Uzbekistan
153. Vanuatu
154. Venezuela
155. Bahamas
156. Bermuda
157. Bhutan
158. Brunei
159. C.A. Republic
160. Chad
161. Comoros
162. Djibouti
163. Dominica
164. Eq. Guinea
165. Faroe Isl.
166. Gabon
167. Gambia
168. Georgia
169. Gibraltar
170. G.-Bissau
171. Haiti
172. Iceland
173. Kiribati
174. Kyrgyzstan
175. Lesotho
176. Liberia
177. Macao
178. Montenegro
179. Montserrat
180. Papua N.G.
181. Paraguay
182. R. of Congo
183. Saint Lucia
184. St. Vincent & ...
185. S.T.&Principe
186. Solomon Isl.
187. Swaziland
188. Syria
189. Tajikistan
190. Turkmenistan
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92.20
57.90
39.68
32.82
30.02
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27.22
27.07
20.21
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15.22
13.95
13.84
11.74
10.68
8.24
7.35
7.15
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6.22
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5.02
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4.64
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