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Total solar 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•220 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
8.5gigawatts
Median: 0.1gigawatts
Countries Covered
220
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
887.1gigawatts
Lowest
Equatorial Guinea
0.0gigawatts
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China887.1gigawatts
2United States of America177.6gigawatts
3India97.6gigawatts
4Germany89.9gigawatts
5Japan89.6gigawatts
By Region
North America48.9gigawatts(4 countries)
Asia43.5gigawatts(27 countries)
Oceania18.2gigawatts(2 countries)
Europe10.5gigawatts(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 (887.1gigawatts)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.5gigawatts)

North America (4)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Other (139)

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 China887.1gigawatts
2United States of America177.6gigawatts
3India97.6gigawatts
4Germany89.9gigawatts
5Japan89.6gigawatts
6Brazil53.1gigawatts
7Spain38.6gigawatts
8Italy36.0gigawatts
9Australia35.9gigawatts
10South Korea26.7gigawatts
11Netherlands24.0gigawatts
12France21.5gigawatts
13Poland20.2gigawatts
14Türkiye19.9gigawatts
15Vietnam18.7gigawatts
16United Kingdom17.9gigawatts
17Taiwan, Province of China14.3gigawatts
18Mexico12.0gigawatts
19Chile10.9gigawatts
20Belgium9.8gigawatts
21Greece9.3gigawatts
22South Africa9.1gigawatts
23Austria8.5gigawatts
24Switzerland7.8gigawatts
25Hungary7.7gigawatts
26United Arab Emirates6.5gigawatts
27Portugal5.8gigawatts
28Canada5.8gigawatts
29Israel5.6gigawatts
30Ukraine5.5gigawatts
31Sweden5.0gigawatts
32Romania4.7gigawatts
33Saudi Arabia4.3gigawatts
34Czech Republic4.2gigawatts
35Denmark3.9gigawatts
36Bulgaria3.9gigawatts
37Pakistan3.7gigawatts
38Thailand3.4gigawatts
39Philippines3.0gigawatts
40Egypt2.6gigawatts
41Lithuania2.6gigawatts
42Russian Federation2.6gigawatts
43Malaysia2.3gigawatts
44Uzbekistan2.3gigawatts
45Jordan2.1gigawatts
46Argentina1.7gigawatts
47Qatar1.7gigawatts
48Singapore1.5gigawatts
49Sri Lanka1.4gigawatts
50Dominican Republic1.4gigawatts
51Colombia1.4gigawatts
52Ireland1.3gigawatts
53Estonia1.3gigawatts
54Slovenia1.3gigawatts
55Kazakhstan1.2gigawatts
56Finland1.2gigawatts
57Lebanon1.1gigawatts
58Puerto Rico1.0gigawatts
59Morocco1.0gigawatts
60Indonesia0.9gigawatts
61Cambodia0.9gigawatts
62Slovakia0.9gigawatts
63Croatia0.9gigawatts
64Bangladesh0.8gigawatts
65The Republic of North Macedonia0.8gigawatts
66Norway0.8gigawatts
67Islamic Republic of Iran0.8gigawatts
68Tunisia0.8gigawatts
69Panama0.7gigawatts
70Cyprus0.7gigawatts
71Oman0.7gigawatts
72El Salvador0.6gigawatts
73Kenya0.6gigawatts
74New Zealand0.6gigawatts
75Honduras0.6gigawatts
76Peru0.5gigawatts
77Luxembourg0.5gigawatts
78Armenia0.5gigawatts
79Latvia0.5gigawatts
80Algeria0.5gigawatts
81Yemen0.4gigawatts
82Angola0.4gigawatts
83Moldova, Republic of0.3gigawatts
84Hong Kong0.3gigawatts
85Uruguay0.3gigawatts
86Albania0.3gigawatts
87Cuba0.3gigawatts
88Azerbaijan0.3gigawatts
89Senegal0.3gigawatts
90Reunion0.3gigawatts
91Belarus0.3gigawatts
92Serbia0.2gigawatts
93Namibia0.2gigawatts
94Malta0.2gigawatts
95Myanmar0.2gigawatts
96New Caledonia0.2gigawatts
97Bosnia and Herzegovina0.2gigawatts
98Burkina Faso0.2gigawatts
99State of Palestine0.2gigawatts
100Nigeria0.2gigawatts
101Zambia0.2gigawatts
102Sudan0.2gigawatts
103Ghana0.2gigawatts
104Bolivia0.2gigawatts
105Nepal0.2gigawatts
106Mauritania0.2gigawatts
107Mongolia0.1gigawatts
108North Korea0.1gigawatts
109Mauritius0.1gigawatts
110Mali0.1gigawatts
111Georgia0.1gigawatts
112Jamaica0.1gigawatts
113Malawi0.1gigawatts
114Mozambique0.1gigawatts
115Zimbabwe0.1gigawatts
116Guam0.1gigawatts
117Guatemala0.1gigawatts
118Kuwait0.1gigawatts
119Guadeloupe0.1gigawatts
120Martinique0.1gigawatts
121Uganda0.1gigawatts
122Niger0.1gigawatts
123French Polynesia0.1gigawatts
124Costa Rica0.1gigawatts
125Barbados0.1gigawatts
126Maldives0.1gigawatts
127Togo0.1gigawatts
128Bahrain0.1gigawatts
129Cameroon0.1gigawatts
130Syrian Arab Republic0.1gigawatts
131Lao People's Democratic Republic0.1gigawatts
132Madagascar0.1gigawatts
133French Guiana0.1gigawatts
134Afghanistan0.1gigawatts
135Somalia0.0gigawatts
136Iraq0.0gigawatts
137Central African Republic0.0gigawatts
138Cote d'Ivoire0.0gigawatts
139Nicaragua0.0gigawatts
140Benin0.0gigawatts
141South Sudan0.0gigawatts
142Ecuador0.0gigawatts
143Mayotte0.0gigawatts
144Cape Verde0.0gigawatts
145Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0gigawatts
146Montenegro0.0gigawatts
147Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0gigawatts
148Lesotho0.0gigawatts
149Eswatini0.0gigawatts
150Rwanda0.0gigawatts
151Eritrea0.0gigawatts
152Republic of The Gambia0.0gigawatts
153Ethiopia0.0gigawatts
154Bahamas0.0gigawatts
155Sierra Leone0.0gigawatts
156Palau0.0gigawatts
157United Republic of Tanzania0.0gigawatts
158Seychelles0.0gigawatts
159Guyana0.0gigawatts
160Guinea0.0gigawatts
161Samoa0.0gigawatts
162Antigua and Barbuda0.0gigawatts
163Tonga0.0gigawatts
164Aruba0.0gigawatts
165Curaçao0.0gigawatts
166Cayman Islands0.0gigawatts
167Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0gigawatts
168Gabon0.0gigawatts
169Fiji0.0gigawatts
170Botswana0.0gigawatts
171Suriname0.0gigawatts
172Burundi0.0gigawatts
173Andorra0.0gigawatts
174Libya0.0gigawatts
175Micronesia, Federated States of0.0gigawatts
176American Samoa0.0gigawatts
177Iceland0.0gigawatts
178Belize0.0gigawatts
179Solomon Islands0.0gigawatts
180Cook Islands0.0gigawatts
181Brunei Darussalam0.0gigawatts
182Saint Lucia0.0gigawatts
183Vanuatu0.0gigawatts
184Papua New Guinea0.0gigawatts
185Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0gigawatts
186Trinidad and Tobago0.0gigawatts
187Tuvalu0.0gigawatts
188Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0gigawatts
189Kiribati0.0gigawatts
190Venezuela0.0gigawatts
191Turks and Caicos Islands0.0gigawatts
192Haiti0.0gigawatts
193Grenada0.0gigawatts
194Bhutan0.0gigawatts
195Marshall Islands0.0gigawatts
196Nauru0.0gigawatts
197Comoros0.0gigawatts
198Liberia0.0gigawatts
199Virgin Islands, British0.0gigawatts
200Saint Martin (French part)0.0gigawatts
201Guinea-Bissau0.0gigawatts
202Niue0.0gigawatts
203Chad0.0gigawatts
204Anguilla0.0gigawatts
205Saint Barthélemy0.0gigawatts
206Paraguay0.0gigawatts
207Tokelau0.0gigawatts
208Montserrat0.0gigawatts
209Republic of the Congo0.0gigawatts
210Greenland0.0gigawatts
211Sao Tome and Principe0.0gigawatts
212Djibouti0.0gigawatts
213Timor-Leste0.0gigawatts
214Dominica0.0gigawatts
215Faroe Islands0.0gigawatts
216Tajikistan0.0gigawatts
217Turkmenistan0.0gigawatts
218Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0gigawatts
219Kyrgyzstan0.0gigawatts
220Equatorial Guinea0.0gigawatts
Showing 220 of 220 countries

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Data Source

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

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