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Installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity — watts per person (per capita)
Per-capita installed solar PV capacity (W/person) by country (2023), showing where solar deployment is most intense relative to population.
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Key Insights
Global Average
263.3W/person
Median: 100.0W/person
Countries Covered
179
with available data
Highest
Monaco
1,500.0W/person
Lowest
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.0W/person
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco1,500.0W/person
2Taiwan, Province of China1,200.0W/person
3Iceland1,200.0W/person
4Curaçao1,200.0W/person
5Aruba1,200.0W/person
By Region
Oceania775.0W/person(2 countries)
Europe619.0W/person(31 countries)
North America342.5W/person(4 countries)
South America331.4W/person(7 countries)
Asia330.0W/person(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0W/person)High (1,500.0W/person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 263.3W/person)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Other (100)
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
Per-capita installed solar PV capacity (W/person) by country (2023), showing where solar deployment is most intense relative to population. Source: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 1,500.0W/person |
| 2 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1,200.0W/person |
| 3 | Iceland | 1,200.0W/person |
| 4 | Curaçao | 1,200.0W/person |
| 5 | Aruba | 1,200.0W/person |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 1,200.0W/person |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 1,100.0W/person |
| 8 | Switzerland | 1,100.0W/person |
| 9 | Australia | 1,100.0W/person |
| 10 | Estonia | 1,000.0W/person |
| 11 | Belgium | 950.0W/person |
| 12 | Chile | 900.0W/person |
| 13 | Finland | 900.0W/person |
| 14 | Japan | 900.0W/person |
| 15 | South Korea | 900.0W/person |
| 16 | Maldives | 900.0W/person |
| 17 | Norway | 900.0W/person |
| 18 | Algeria | 900.0W/person |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 850.0W/person |
| 20 | Israel | 850.0W/person |
| 21 | Netherlands | 850.0W/person |
| 22 | Germany | 800.0W/person |
| 23 | Spain | 800.0W/person |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 800.0W/person |
| 25 | Denmark | 700.0W/person |
| 26 | Ireland | 700.0W/person |
| 27 | Lithuania | 700.0W/person |
| 28 | Singapore | 700.0W/person |
| 29 | Latvia | 650.0W/person |
| 30 | Portugal | 650.0W/person |
| 31 | Sweden | 600.0W/person |
| 32 | Greece | 550.0W/person |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 550.0W/person |
| 34 | United States of America | 550.0W/person |
| 35 | Canada | 500.0W/person |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 500.0W/person |
| 37 | France | 500.0W/person |
| 38 | State of Palestine | 500.0W/person |
| 39 | Botswana | 500.0W/person |
| 40 | People's Republic of China | 450.0W/person |
| 41 | Czech Republic | 450.0W/person |
| 42 | Mauritius | 450.0W/person |
| 43 | New Zealand | 450.0W/person |
| 44 | Poland | 450.0W/person |
| 45 | Austria | 400.0W/person |
| 46 | Fiji | 350.0W/person |
| 47 | Georgia | 350.0W/person |
| 48 | Kuwait | 350.0W/person |
| 49 | Qatar | 350.0W/person |
| 50 | Slovakia | 350.0W/person |
| 51 | Slovenia | 350.0W/person |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 350.0W/person |
| 53 | Uruguay | 350.0W/person |
| 54 | Armenia | 350.0W/person |
| 55 | Ecuador | 300.0W/person |
| 56 | Bahamas | 300.0W/person |
| 57 | Croatia | 250.0W/person |
| 58 | Hungary | 250.0W/person |
| 59 | Jordan | 250.0W/person |
| 60 | Romania | 250.0W/person |
| 61 | Russian Federation | 250.0W/person |
| 62 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 250.0W/person |
| 63 | Argentina | 250.0W/person |
| 64 | Colombia | 220.0W/person |
| 65 | Thailand | 220.0W/person |
| 66 | Angola | 220.0W/person |
| 67 | Lebanon | 200.0W/person |
| 68 | Mexico | 200.0W/person |
| 69 | Montenegro | 200.0W/person |
| 70 | Oman | 200.0W/person |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 200.0W/person |
| 72 | Türkiye | 200.0W/person |
| 73 | Bahrain | 200.0W/person |
| 74 | Brazil | 180.0W/person |
| 75 | Cyprus | 150.0W/person |
| 76 | Albania | 150.0W/person |
| 77 | South Africa | 140.0W/person |
| 78 | Belize | 130.0W/person |
| 79 | Guatemala | 120.0W/person |
| 80 | Indonesia | 120.0W/person |
| 81 | Jamaica | 120.0W/person |
| 82 | Malaysia | 120.0W/person |
| 83 | Moldova, Republic of | 120.0W/person |
| 84 | Morocco | 120.0W/person |
| 85 | Panama | 120.0W/person |
| 86 | Peru | 120.0W/person |
| 87 | Serbia | 120.0W/person |
| 88 | Tunisia | 120.0W/person |
| 89 | Ukraine | 120.0W/person |
| 90 | Namibia | 100.0W/person |
| 91 | Seychelles | 100.0W/person |
| 92 | Barbados | 100.0W/person |
| 93 | Bolivia | 90.0W/person |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 80.0W/person |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | 80.0W/person |
| 96 | Paraguay | 80.0W/person |
| 97 | India | 75.0W/person |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 75.0W/person |
| 99 | Benin | 70.0W/person |
| 100 | Philippines | 70.0W/person |
| 101 | El Salvador | 60.0W/person |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 60.0W/person |
| 103 | Belarus | 50.0W/person |
| 104 | Venezuela | 50.0W/person |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 40.0W/person |
| 106 | Ghana | 40.0W/person |
| 107 | Honduras | 40.0W/person |
| 108 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 40.0W/person |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 40.0W/person |
| 110 | Saudi Arabia | 40.0W/person |
| 111 | Egypt | 40.0W/person |
| 112 | Cuba | 30.0W/person |
| 113 | Guyana | 30.0W/person |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.0W/person |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 30.0W/person |
| 116 | Vietnam | 30.0W/person |
| 117 | Sudan | 30.0W/person |
| 118 | Kenya | 25.0W/person |
| 119 | Andorra | 25.0W/person |
| 120 | Cambodia | 20.0W/person |
| 121 | Malta | 20.0W/person |
| 122 | Nepal | 20.0W/person |
| 123 | Pakistan | 20.0W/person |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 20.0W/person |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 20.0W/person |
| 126 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.0W/person |
| 127 | Nigeria | 15.0W/person |
| 128 | Uganda | 15.0W/person |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 15.0W/person |
| 130 | Myanmar | 10.0W/person |
| 131 | Iraq | 10.0W/person |
| 132 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.0W/person |
| 133 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.0W/person |
| 134 | Mongolia | 10.0W/person |
| 135 | Montserrat | 10.0W/person |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 10.0W/person |
| 137 | Suriname | 10.0W/person |
| 138 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.0W/person |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 10.0W/person |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 10.0W/person |
| 141 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.0W/person |
| 142 | Bhutan | 10.0W/person |
| 143 | Lesotho | 5.0W/person |
| 144 | Madagascar | 5.0W/person |
| 145 | Malawi | 5.0W/person |
| 146 | Mali | 5.0W/person |
| 147 | Mozambique | 5.0W/person |
| 148 | Zambia | 5.0W/person |
| 149 | Senegal | 2.0W/person |
| 150 | Cameroon | 1.0W/person |
| 151 | Mauritania | 1.0W/person |
| 152 | Burundi | 0.0W/person |
| 153 | Cape Verde | 0.0W/person |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 0.0W/person |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 0.0W/person |
| 156 | Chad | 0.0W/person |
| 157 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0W/person |
| 158 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0W/person |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0W/person |
| 160 | Ethiopia | 0.0W/person |
| 161 | Eritrea | 0.0W/person |
| 162 | Djibouti | 0.0W/person |
| 163 | Gabon | 0.0W/person |
| 164 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0W/person |
| 165 | Guinea | 0.0W/person |
| 166 | Haiti | 0.0W/person |
| 167 | Liberia | 0.0W/person |
| 168 | Libya | 0.0W/person |
| 169 | New Caledonia | 0.0W/person |
| 170 | Niger | 0.0W/person |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | 0.0W/person |
| 172 | Rwanda | 0.0W/person |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 0.0W/person |
| 174 | Somalia | 0.0W/person |
| 175 | South Sudan | 0.0W/person |
| 176 | Eswatini | 0.0W/person |
| 177 | Togo | 0.0W/person |
| 178 | Yemen | 0.0W/person |
| 179 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0W/person |
Showing 179 of 179 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (2023).
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