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Solar photovoltaic capacity

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•210 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
8.8gigawatts
Median: 0.1gigawatts
Countries Covered
210
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
885.7gigawatts
Lowest
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
0.0gigawatts
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China885.7gigawatts
2United States of America176.1gigawatts
3India94.9gigawatts
4Germany89.9gigawatts
5Japan89.6gigawatts
By Region
North America48.5gigawatts(4 countries)
Asia43.3gigawatts(27 countries)
Oceania18.2gigawatts(2 countries)
Europe10.4gigawatts(32 countries)
South America9.7gigawatts(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0gigawatts)High (885.7gigawatts)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.8gigawatts)

North America (4)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Africa (8)
Other (130)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1People's Republic of China885.7gigawatts
2United States of America176.1gigawatts
3India94.9gigawatts
4Germany89.9gigawatts
5Japan89.6gigawatts
6Brazil53.1gigawatts
7Spain36.2gigawatts
8Italy36.0gigawatts
9Australia35.9gigawatts
10South Korea26.7gigawatts
11Netherlands24.0gigawatts
12France21.2gigawatts
13Poland20.2gigawatts
14Türkiye19.9gigawatts
15Vietnam18.7gigawatts
16United Kingdom17.9gigawatts
17Taiwan, Province of China14.3gigawatts
18Mexico12.0gigawatts
19Chile10.8gigawatts
20Belgium9.8gigawatts
21Greece9.3gigawatts
22Austria8.5gigawatts
23South Africa8.5gigawatts
24Switzerland7.8gigawatts
25Hungary7.7gigawatts
26Canada5.8gigawatts
27United Arab Emirates5.7gigawatts
28Portugal5.6gigawatts
29Ukraine5.5gigawatts
30Israel5.4gigawatts
31Sweden4.9gigawatts
32Romania4.7gigawatts
33Saudi Arabia4.3gigawatts
34Czech Republic4.2gigawatts
35Denmark3.9gigawatts
36Bulgaria3.9gigawatts
37Pakistan3.7gigawatts
38Thailand3.4gigawatts
39Philippines2.9gigawatts
40Russian Federation2.6gigawatts
41Egypt2.5gigawatts
42Lithuania2.4gigawatts
43Malaysia2.3gigawatts
44Uzbekistan2.3gigawatts
45Jordan2.1gigawatts
46Argentina1.7gigawatts
47Qatar1.7gigawatts
48Singapore1.5gigawatts
49Sri Lanka1.4gigawatts
50Dominican Republic1.4gigawatts
51Colombia1.3gigawatts
52Estonia1.3gigawatts
53Slovenia1.3gigawatts
54Kazakhstan1.2gigawatts
55Finland1.2gigawatts
56Ireland1.2gigawatts
57Lebanon1.1gigawatts
58Puerto Rico1.0gigawatts
59Cambodia0.9gigawatts
60Slovakia0.9gigawatts
61Croatia0.9gigawatts
62The Republic of North Macedonia0.8gigawatts
63Islamic Republic of Iran0.8gigawatts
64Tunisia0.8gigawatts
65Norway0.8gigawatts
66Panama0.7gigawatts
67Cyprus0.7gigawatts
68Bangladesh0.7gigawatts
69Oman0.7gigawatts
70El Salvador0.6gigawatts
71New Zealand0.6gigawatts
72Honduras0.5gigawatts
73Luxembourg0.5gigawatts
74Indonesia0.5gigawatts
75Armenia0.5gigawatts
76Kenya0.5gigawatts
77Peru0.5gigawatts
78Latvia0.5gigawatts
79Algeria0.4gigawatts
80Morocco0.4gigawatts
81Angola0.4gigawatts
82Moldova, Republic of0.3gigawatts
83Hong Kong0.3gigawatts
84Uruguay0.3gigawatts
85Albania0.3gigawatts
86Cuba0.3gigawatts
87Azerbaijan0.3gigawatts
88Reunion0.3gigawatts
89Senegal0.3gigawatts
90Belarus0.3gigawatts
91Malta0.2gigawatts
92Namibia0.2gigawatts
93New Caledonia0.2gigawatts
94Bosnia and Herzegovina0.2gigawatts
95State of Palestine0.2gigawatts
96Zambia0.2gigawatts
97Burkina Faso0.2gigawatts
98Ghana0.2gigawatts
99Bolivia0.2gigawatts
100North Korea0.1gigawatts
101Yemen0.1gigawatts
102Mauritius0.1gigawatts
103Georgia0.1gigawatts
104Mongolia0.1gigawatts
105Serbia0.1gigawatts
106Myanmar0.1gigawatts
107Jamaica0.1gigawatts
108Nepal0.1gigawatts
109Guam0.1gigawatts
110Mozambique0.1gigawatts
111Zimbabwe0.1gigawatts
112Malawi0.1gigawatts
113Guatemala0.1gigawatts
114Mali0.1gigawatts
115Guadeloupe0.1gigawatts
116Martinique0.1gigawatts
117Nigeria0.1gigawatts
118Costa Rica0.1gigawatts
119Niger0.1gigawatts
120Barbados0.1gigawatts
121French Polynesia0.1gigawatts
122Mauritania0.1gigawatts
123Uganda0.1gigawatts
124Bahrain0.1gigawatts
125Syrian Arab Republic0.1gigawatts
126Lao People's Democratic Republic0.1gigawatts
127French Guiana0.1gigawatts
128Sudan0.1gigawatts
129Togo0.1gigawatts
130Kuwait0.1gigawatts
131Madagascar0.0gigawatts
132Central African Republic0.0gigawatts
133Cameroon0.0gigawatts
134Afghanistan0.0gigawatts
135Nicaragua0.0gigawatts
136Mayotte0.0gigawatts
137Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0gigawatts
138Montenegro0.0gigawatts
139Cote d'Ivoire0.0gigawatts
140Cape Verde0.0gigawatts
141Lesotho0.0gigawatts
142South Sudan0.0gigawatts
143Eswatini0.0gigawatts
144Benin0.0gigawatts
145Ecuador0.0gigawatts
146Republic of The Gambia0.0gigawatts
147Palau0.0gigawatts
148Samoa0.0gigawatts
149Bahamas0.0gigawatts
150Antigua and Barbuda0.0gigawatts
151Tonga0.0gigawatts
152Aruba0.0gigawatts
153Curaçao0.0gigawatts
154Cayman Islands0.0gigawatts
155Seychelles0.0gigawatts
156Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0gigawatts
157Rwanda0.0gigawatts
158Gabon0.0gigawatts
159Guyana0.0gigawatts
160Andorra0.0gigawatts
161Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0gigawatts
162Botswana0.0gigawatts
163Burundi0.0gigawatts
164Micronesia, Federated States of0.0gigawatts
165Suriname0.0gigawatts
166Belize0.0gigawatts
167American Samoa0.0gigawatts
168Brunei Darussalam0.0gigawatts
169Sierra Leone0.0gigawatts
170Saint Lucia0.0gigawatts
171Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0gigawatts
172Trinidad and Tobago0.0gigawatts
173Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0gigawatts
174Turks and Caicos Islands0.0gigawatts
175Grenada0.0gigawatts
176Fiji0.0gigawatts
177Solomon Islands0.0gigawatts
178Bhutan0.0gigawatts
179Nauru0.0gigawatts
180Comoros0.0gigawatts
181Tuvalu0.0gigawatts
182Cook Islands0.0gigawatts
183Vanuatu0.0gigawatts
184Iraq0.0gigawatts
185Marshall Islands0.0gigawatts
186Haiti0.0gigawatts
187Saint Martin (French part)0.0gigawatts
188Libya0.0gigawatts
189Kiribati0.0gigawatts
190Niue0.0gigawatts
191Anguilla0.0gigawatts
192Papua New Guinea0.0gigawatts
193Saint Barthélemy0.0gigawatts
194Venezuela0.0gigawatts
195Tokelau0.0gigawatts
196Montserrat0.0gigawatts
197Sao Tome and Principe0.0gigawatts
198Chad0.0gigawatts
199Virgin Islands, British0.0gigawatts
200Dominica0.0gigawatts
201Timor-Leste0.0gigawatts
202Faroe Islands0.0gigawatts
203Tajikistan0.0gigawatts
204United Republic of Tanzania0.0gigawatts
205Turkmenistan0.0gigawatts
206Guinea0.0gigawatts
207Kyrgyzstan0.0gigawatts
208Liberia0.0gigawatts
209Iceland0.0gigawatts
210Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0gigawatts
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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