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Solar Share of Electricity
Share of electricity generation from solar power, showing adoption of this key renewable technology.
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Key Insights
Global Average
N/A
Median: 2.3%
Countries Covered
119
with available data
Highest
Hungary
24.2%
Lowest
Sri Lanka
%
Top 5 Countries
1Hungary24.2%
2Luxembourg24.0%
3Chile22.3%
4Spain20.7%
5Greece19.8%
By Region
EuropeN/A(41 countries)
AsiaN/A(37 countries)
North AmericaN/A(8 countries)
AfricaN/A(20 countries)
South AmericaN/A(10 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (20.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: N/A)
Europe (41)
Asia (37)
North America (8)
Africa (20)
South America (10)
Oceania (3)
About This Statistic
The percentage of total electricity generated from solar photovoltaic and solar thermal sources. Solar has seen dramatic cost reductions and rapid growth globally.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 24.2% |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 24.0% |
| 3 | Chile | 22.3% |
| 4 | Spain | 20.7% |
| 5 | Greece | 19.8% |
| 6 | Cyprus | 19.6% |
| 7 | Lithuania | 19.2% |
| 8 | El Salvador | 18.3% |
| 9 | Australia | 17.8% |
| 10 | Netherlands | 17.8% |
| 11 | Malta | 15.1% |
| 12 | Germany | 15.0% |
| 13 | Portugal | 15.0% |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 14.3% |
| 15 | Estonia | 13.9% |
| 16 | Italy | 13.5% |
| 17 | Belgium | 11.3% |
| 18 | Denmark | 10.7% |
| 19 | Austria | 10.3% |
| 20 | Poland | 10.3% |
| 21 | Pakistan | 10.0% |
| 22 | Brazil | 9.6% |
| 23 | Armenia | 9.6% |
| 24 | Japan | 9.5% |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 8.6% |
| 26 | Latvia | 8.5% |
| 27 | Vietnam | 8.5% |
| 28 | People's Republic of China | 8.3% |
| 29 | South Africa | 8.0% |
| 30 | Slovenia | 7.6% |
| 31 | Switzerland | 7.6% |
| 32 | Türkiye | 7.5% |
| 33 | Mexico | 7.2% |
| 34 | United States of America | 6.9% |
| 35 | Cambodia | 6.8% |
| 36 | India | 6.7% |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 6.5% |
| 38 | Romania | 6.5% |
| 39 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.5% |
| 40 | Croatia | 5.4% |
| 41 | South Korea | 5.2% |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 5.2% |
| 43 | Taiwan, Province of China | 5.2% |
| 44 | Czech Republic | 4.9% |
| 45 | France | 4.4% |
| 46 | Kenya | 4.3% |
| 47 | Oman | 3.9% |
| 48 | Colombia | 3.7% |
| 49 | Morocco | 3.6% |
| 50 | Ireland | 3.5% |
| 51 | Uruguay | 3.1% |
| 52 | Philippines | 2.9% |
| 53 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.9% |
| 54 | Bolivia | 2.8% |
| 55 | Thailand | 2.7% |
| 56 | Argentina | 2.6% |
| 57 | Egypt | 2.6% |
| 58 | Sweden | 2.4% |
| 59 | Tunisia | 2.4% |
| 60 | Slovakia | 2.3% |
| 61 | Mongolia | 2.3% |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.3% |
| 63 | Montenegro | 2.2% |
| 64 | Singapore | 2.1% |
| 65 | Malaysia | 2.1% |
| 66 | Peru | 2.0% |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 1.8% |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 1.6% |
| 69 | Canada | 1.5% |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 1.2% |
| 71 | Finland | 1.1% |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 1.1% |
| 73 | New Zealand | 0.8% |
| 74 | Belarus | 0.7% |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 0.6% |
| 76 | Myanmar | 0.5% |
| 77 | Indonesia | 0.4% |
| 78 | Nigeria | 0.2% |
| 79 | Russian Federation | 0.2% |
| 80 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 81 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.2% |
| 82 | Kuwait | 0.2% |
| 83 | Serbia | 0.1% |
| 84 | Ecuador | 0.1% |
| 85 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | % |
| 87 | Chad | % |
| 88 | Republic of the Congo | % |
| 89 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | % |
| 90 | Cuba | % |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea | % |
| 92 | Gabon | % |
| 93 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 94 | Guyana | % |
| 95 | Hong Kong | % |
| 96 | Iceland | % |
| 97 | Iraq | % |
| 98 | Israel | % |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 100 | Libya | % |
| 101 | Madagascar | % |
| 102 | Mozambique | % |
| 103 | Papua New Guinea | % |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | % |
| 105 | South Sudan | % |
| 106 | Sudan | % |
| 107 | Syrian Arab Republic | % |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | % |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | % |
| 111 | Ukraine | % |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | % |
| 113 | Venezuela | % |
| 114 | Yemen | % |
| 115 | Zambia | % |
| 116 | Algeria | % |
| 117 | Angola | % |
| 118 | Bahrain | % |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | % |
Showing 119 of 119 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data based on Energy Institute (2024).
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