Solar energy generation vs. capacity, 2023
Solar energy generation, measured in gigawatt-hours (GWh) versus installed solar capacity, measured in gigawatts (GW).
Country/area | Electricity generation from solar power gigawatt-hours • 2023 | Total solar capacity gigawatts • 2023 | World regions according to OWID 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 0.03 GW | Asia | |
| Aland Islands | Europe | ||
| Albania | 0.16 GW | Europe | |
| Algeria | 649 GWh | 0.45 GW | Africa |
| American Samoa | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| Andorra | 0.00 GW | Europe | |
| Angola | 0.31 GW | Africa | |
| Anguilla | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0.02 GW | North America | |
| Argentina | 3,273 GWh | 1.41 GW | South America |
| Armenia | 0.40 GW | Asia | |
| Aruba | 0.01 GW | North America | |
| Australia | 44,994 GWh | 33.68 GW | Oceania |
| Austria | 5,164 GWh | 6.83 GW | Europe |
| Austria-Hungary | Europe | ||
| Azerbaijan | 79 GWh | 0.28 GW | Asia |
| Bahamas | 0.01 GW | North America | |
| Bahrain | 0.06 GW | Asia | |
| Bangladesh | 1,268 GWh | 0.77 GW | Asia |
| Barbados | 0.07 GW | North America | |
| Belarus | 153 GWh | 0.27 GW | Europe |
| Belgium | 7,329 GWh | 8.55 GW | Europe |
| Belize | 0.01 GW | North America | |
| Benin | 0.03 GW | Africa | |
| Bermuda | North America | ||
| Bhutan | 0.00 GW | Asia | |
| Bolivia | 0.17 GW | South America | |
| Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.01 GW | North America | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.13 GW | Europe | |
| Botswana | 0.01 GW | Africa | |
| Brazil | 51,482 GWh | 37.45 GW | South America |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Asia | ||
| British Virgin Islands | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Brunei | 0.01 GW | Asia | |
| Bulgaria | 3,430 GWh | 2.94 GW | Europe |
| Burkina Faso | 0.18 GW | Africa | |
| Burundi | 0.01 GW | Africa | |
| Cambodia | 0.48 GW | Asia | |
| Cameroon | 0.05 GW | Africa | |
| Canada | 7,642 GWh | 5.76 GW | North America |
| Cape Verde | 0.03 GW | Africa | |
| Cayman Islands | 0.01 GW | North America | |
| Central African Republic | 0.03 GW | Africa | |
| Chad | 0.00 GW | Africa | |
| Chile | 18,178 GWh | 8.47 GW | South America |
| China | 584,150 GWh | 609.92 GW | Asia |
| Christmas Island | Asia | ||
| Cocos Islands | Asia | ||
| Colombia | 1,200 GWh | 0.68 GW | South America |
| Comoros | 0.00 GW | Africa | |
| Congo | 0.00 GW | Africa | |
| Cook Islands | 0.01 GW | Oceania | |
| Costa Rica | 0.07 GW | North America | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 0.05 GW | Africa | |
| Croatia | 377 GWh | 0.46 GW | Europe |
| Cuba | 0.28 GW | North America | |
| Curacao | 0.01 GW | North America | |
| Cyprus | 826 GWh | 0.61 GW | Europe |
| Czechia | 2,192 GWh | 2.50 GW | Europe |
| Czechoslovakia | Europe | ||
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.03 GW | Africa | |
| Democratic Republic of Vietnam | Asia | ||
| Denmark | 3,477 GWh | 3.53 GW | Europe |
| Djibouti | 0.00 GW | Africa | |
| Dominica | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Dominican Republic | 1.07 GW | North America | |
| Duchy of Modena and Reggio | Europe | ||
| Duchy of Parma and Piacenza | Europe | ||
| East Germany | Europe | ||
| East Timor | 0.00 GW | Asia | |
| Ecuador | 38 GWh | 0.03 GW | South America |
| Egypt | 5,244 GWh | 1.86 GW | Africa |
| El Salvador | 0.59 GW | North America | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.00 GW | Africa | |
| Eritrea | 0.02 GW | Africa | |
| Estonia | 732 GWh | 0.69 GW | Europe |
| Eswatini | 0.01 GW | Africa | |
| Ethiopia | 0.02 GW | Africa | |
| Ethiopia (former) | Africa | ||
| Falkland Islands | 0.00 GW | South America | |
| Faroe Islands | 0.00 GW | Europe | |
| Federal Republic of Central America | North America | ||
| Fiji | 0.01 GW | Oceania | |
| Finland | 665 GWh | 0.90 GW | Europe |
| France | 22,248 GWh | 20.55 GW | Europe |
| French Guiana | 0.06 GW | South America | |
| French Polynesia | 0.05 GW | Oceania | |
| Gabon | 0.00 GW | Africa | |
| Gambia | 0.00 GW | Africa | |
| Georgia | 0.06 GW | Asia | |
| Germany | 61,216 GWh | 81.74 GW | Europe |
| Ghana | 0.17 GW | Africa | |
| Gibraltar | Europe | ||
| Grand Duchy of Baden | Europe | ||
| Grand Duchy of Tuscany | Europe | ||
| Great Colombia | South America | ||
| Greece | 8,500 GWh | 7.03 GW | Europe |
| Greenland | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Grenada | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Guadeloupe | 0.09 GW | North America | |
| Guam | 0.10 GW | Oceania | |
| Guatemala | 0.11 GW | North America | |
| Guernsey | Europe | ||
| Guinea | 0.02 GW | Africa | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0.00 GW | Africa | |
| Guyana | 0.01 GW | South America | |
| Haiti | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Honduras | 0.53 GW | North America | |
| Hong Kong | 241 GWh | 0.19 GW | Asia |
| Hungary | 6,537 GWh | 5.84 GW | Europe |
| Iceland | 0 GWh | 0.01 GW | Europe |
| India | 113,409 GWh | 73.11 GW | Asia |
| Indonesia | 713 GWh | 0.57 GW | Asia |
| Iran | 762 GWh | 0.60 GW | Asia |
| Iraq | 422 GWh | 0.04 GW | Asia |
| Ireland | 415 GWh | 0.74 GW | Europe |
| Isle of Man | Europe | ||
| Israel | 7,513 GWh | 4.52 GW | Asia |
| Italy | 31,227 GWh | 29.80 GW | Europe |
| Jamaica | 0.11 GW | North America | |
| Japan | 96,994 GWh | 87.07 GW | Asia |
| Jersey | Europe | ||
| Jordan | 1.99 GW | Asia | |
| Kazakhstan | 1,958 GWh | 1.31 GW | Asia |
| Kenya | 0.36 GW | Africa | |
| Kingdom of Bavaria | Europe | ||
| Kingdom of Sardinia | Europe | ||
| Kingdom of Saxony | Europe | ||
| Kingdom of Wurttemberg | Europe | ||
| Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | Europe | ||
| Kiribati | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| Korea (former) | Asia | ||
| Kosovo | 0.02 GW | Europe | |
| Kuwait | 129 GWh | 0.10 GW | Asia |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.00 GW | Asia | |
| Laos | 0.06 GW | Asia | |
| Latvia | 47 GWh | 0.35 GW | Europe |
| Lebanon | 1.00 GW | Asia | |
| Lesotho | 0.03 GW | Africa | |
| Liberia | 0.00 GW | Africa | |
| Libya | 0.01 GW | Africa | |
| Liechtenstein | Europe | ||
| Lithuania | 358 GWh | 1.17 GW | Europe |
| Luxembourg | 302 GWh | 0.43 GW | Europe |
| Macao | Asia | ||
| Madagascar | 0.06 GW | Africa | |
| Malawi | 0.18 GW | Africa | |
| Malaysia | 3,238 GWh | 1.93 GW | Asia |
| Maldives | 0.04 GW | Asia | |
| Mali | 0.10 GW | Africa | |
| Malta | 0.23 GW | Europe | |
| Marshall Islands | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| Martinique | 0.09 GW | North America | |
| Mauritania | 0.12 GW | Africa | |
| Mauritius | 0.11 GW | Africa | |
| Mayotte | 0.03 GW | Africa | |
| Mexico | 27,143 GWh | 10.91 GW | North America |
| Micronesia (country) | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| Moldova | 0.09 GW | Europe | |
| Monaco | Europe | ||
| Mongolia | 0.09 GW | Asia | |
| Montenegro | 0.04 GW | Europe | |
| Montserrat | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Morocco | 2,111 GWh | 0.93 GW | Africa |
| Mozambique | 0.08 GW | Africa | |
| Myanmar | 0.18 GW | Asia | |
| Namibia | 0.18 GW | Africa | |
| Nauru | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| Nepal | 0.12 GW | Asia | |
| Netherlands | 21,173 GWh | 23.90 GW | Europe |
| Netherlands Antilles | North America | ||
| New Caledonia | 0.18 GW | Oceania | |
| New Zealand | 376 GWh | 0.37 GW | Oceania |
| Nicaragua | 0.02 GW | North America | |
| Niger | 0.09 GW | Africa | |
| Nigeria | 0.11 GW | Africa | |
| Niue | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| Norfolk Island | Oceania | ||
| North Korea | 0.13 GW | Asia | |
| North Macedonia | 307 GWh | 0.53 GW | Europe |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Oceania | ||
| Norway | 515 GWh | 0.62 GW | Europe |
| Oman | 1,480 GWh | 0.67 GW | Asia |
| Orange Free State | Africa | ||
| Pakistan | 1,233 GWh | 1.24 GW | Asia |
| Pakistan (former) | Asia | ||
| Palau | 0.02 GW | Oceania | |
| Palestine | 0.19 GW | Asia | |
| Panama | 0.57 GW | North America | |
| Papua New Guinea | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| Paraguay | 0.00 GW | South America | |
| Peru | 1,059 GWh | 0.33 GW | South America |
| Philippines | 2,510 GWh | 1.67 GW | Asia |
| Pitcairn | Oceania | ||
| Poland | 11,669 GWh | 15.81 GW | Europe |
| Portugal | 5,474 GWh | 3.88 GW | Europe |
| Puerto Rico | 0.96 GW | North America | |
| Qatar | 1,320 GWh | 0.81 GW | Asia |
| Republic of Vietnam | Asia | ||
| Reunion | 0.24 GW | Africa | |
| Romania | 1,863 GWh | 1.92 GW | Europe |
| Russia | 2,635 GWh | 2.17 GW | Europe |
| Rwanda | 0.03 GW | Africa | |
| Saint Barthelemy | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Saint Helena | Africa | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Saint Lucia | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Saint Martin (French part) | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | North America | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Samoa | 0.01 GW | Oceania | |
| San Marino | Europe | ||
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0.00 GW | Africa | |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,319 GWh | 2.29 GW | Asia |
| Senegal | 0.26 GW | Africa | |
| Serbia | 0.14 GW | Europe | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Europe | ||
| Seychelles | 0.01 GW | Africa | |
| Sierra Leone | 0.01 GW | Africa | |
| Singapore | 932 GWh | 0.77 GW | Asia |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | North America | ||
| Slovakia | 604 GWh | 0.63 GW | Europe |
| Slovenia | 1,080 GWh | 1.03 GW | Europe |
| Solomon Islands | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| Somalia | 0.05 GW | Africa | |
| South Africa | 6,403 GWh | 6.16 GW | Africa |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South America | ||
| South Korea | 29,369 GWh | 27.05 GW | Asia |
| South Sudan | 0.03 GW | Africa | |
| Spain | 46,847 GWh | 31.02 GW | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | 1,717 GWh | 0.97 GW | Asia |
| Sudan | 0.19 GW | Africa | |
| Suriname | 0.01 GW | South America | |
| Sweden | 3,098 GWh | 3.49 GW | Europe |
| Switzerland | 6,044 GWh | 5.84 GW | Europe |
| Syria | 0.06 GW | Asia | |
| Taiwan | 12,909 GWh | 12.42 GW | Asia |
| Tajikistan | 0.00 GW | Asia | |
| Tanzania | 0.02 GW | Africa | |
| Thailand | 5,421 GWh | 3.19 GW | Asia |
| Togo | 0.06 GW | Africa | |
| Tokelau | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| Tonga | 0.02 GW | Oceania | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 GWh | 0.00 GW | North America |
| Tunisia | 0.51 GW | Africa | |
| Turkey | 20,519 GWh | 11.29 GW | Asia |
| Turkmenistan | 7 GWh | Asia | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.00 GW | North America | |
| Tuvalu | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| USSR | Europe | ||
| Uganda | 0.09 GW | Africa | |
| Ukraine | 5,708 GWh | 8.06 GW | Europe |
| United Arab Emirates | 13,748 GWh | 5.92 GW | Asia |
| United Kingdom | 13,827 GWh | 15.66 GW | Europe |
| United States | 240,525 GWh | 139.21 GW | North America |
| United States Virgin Islands | 0.01 GW | North America | |
| Uruguay | 0.30 GW | South America | |
| Uzbekistan | 319 GWh | 0.25 GW | Asia |
| Vanuatu | 0.00 GW | Oceania | |
| Vatican | Europe | ||
| Venezuela | 1 GWh | 0.00 GW | South America |
| Vietnam | 25,702 GWh | 17.08 GW | Asia |
| Wallis and Futuna | Oceania | ||
| West Germany | Europe | ||
| Western Sahara | Africa | ||
| Yemen | 0.29 GW | Asia | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Asia | ||
| Yemen People's Republic | Asia | ||
| Yugoslavia | Europe | ||
| Zambia | 0.12 GW | Africa | |
| Zimbabwe | 0.04 GW | Africa | |
| Other | |||
| Africa | 19,197 GWh | 13.48 GW | |
| Africa (EI) | 19,197 GWh | ||
| Asia | 941,990 GWh | 871.22 GW | |
| Asia Pacific (EI) | 927,747 GWh | ||
| CIS (EI) | 5,975 GWh | ||
| Central America (EI) | 3,320 GWh | ||
| Eastern Africa (EI) | 1,917 GWh | ||
| Europe | 277,146 GWh | 290.29 GW | |
| Europe (EI) | 294,877 GWh | ||
| European Union (27) | 247,181 GWh | 256.55 GW | |
| High-income countries | 744,480 GWh | 612.58 GW | |
| Low-income countries | 1.77 GW | ||
| Lower-middle-income countries | 160,633 GWh | 104.90 GW | |
| Middle Africa (EI) | 602 GWh | ||
| Middle East (EI) | 35,907 GWh | ||
| Non-OECD (EI) | 886,327 GWh | ||
| North America | 278,363 GWh | 160.56 GW | |
| North America (EI) | 275,310 GWh | ||
| OECD (EI) | 755,250 GWh | ||
| Oceania | 45,370 GWh | 34.50 GW | |
| South America | 76,191 GWh | 48.92 GW | |
| South and Central America (EI) | 82,563 GWh | ||
| Upper-middle-income countries | 713,632 GWh | 699.22 GW | |
| Western Africa (EI) | 1,392 GWh | ||
| World | 1,641,577 GWh | 1,418.97 GW |
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