Global Solar Power Capacity Ranking
Installed Solar PV Capacity by Country (GW) 2000 - 2024
Summary
In 2024, China led with 887.93 GW, ahead of United States at 177.47 GW.
China alone accounted for 47.8% of the 2024 total.
China grew the fastest since 2014, up 3,026.5%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2024
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 887.93 | +45.6% | 47.8% | — |
| 2North America |  United StatesUSA | 177.47 | +27.5% | 9.5% | — |
| 3South Asia |  IndiaIND | 97.38 | +33.7% | 5.2% | +2 |
| 4#2East Asia |  JapanJPN | 91.61 | +2.8% | 4.9% | -1 |
| 5Western Europe |  GermanyGER | 89.94 | +20.1% | 4.8% | -1 |
| 6Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 53.11 | +40.0% | 2.9% | — |
| 7#2Western Europe |  SpainESP | 38.59 | +20.9% | 2.1% | +1 |
| 8Oceania |  AustraliaAUS | 38.47 | +15.6% | 2.1% | -1 |
| 9#3Western Europe |  ItalyITA | 36.01 | +22.6% | 1.9% | — |
| 10#3East Asia |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 26.65 | +13.5% | 1.4% | — |
| 11 |  NetherlandsNED | 24.05 | +13.1% | 1.3% | — |
| 12 |  FranceFRA | 21.53 | +23.7% | 1.2% | +1 |
| 13Eastern Europe |  PolandPOL | 20.2 | +22.9% | 1.1% | +1 |
| 14Middle East & C. Asia |  TürkiyeTUR | 19.88 | +76.1% | 1.1% | +3 |
| 15Southeast Asia |  Viet NamVNM | 18.67 | +0.4% | 1.0% | -3 |
| 16 |  United KingdomGBR | 17.6 | +8.1% | 0.9% | -1 |
| 17 |  Taiwan, Province of ChinaTWN | 14.28 | +15.0% | 0.8% | -1 |
| 18#2North America |  MexicoMEX | 11.99 | +9.9% | 0.6% | — |
| 19#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ChileCHL | 11.05 | +24.3% | 0.6% | — |
| 20 |  BelgiumBEL | 9.75 | +16.8% | 0.5% | — |
| 21Southern Europe |  GreeceGRE | 9.27 | +38.6% | 0.5% | — |
| 22 |  AustriaAUT | 8.48 | +34.0% | 0.5% | — |
| 23 |  SwitzerlandSUI | 7.79 | +27.9% | 0.4% | +1 |
| 24#2Eastern Europe |  HungaryHUN | 7.7 | +30.3% | 0.4% | +2 |
| 25Sub-Saharan Afr. |  South AfricaRSA | 6.67 | +8.3% | 0.4% | -2 |
| 26#3North America |  CanadaCAN | 6.11 | +3.9% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 27#2Middle East & C. Asia |  United Arab EmiratesARE | 6.01 | +1.2% | 0.3% | -2 |
| 28#2Southern Europe |  PortugalPOR | 5.81 | +43.8% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 29#3Middle East & C. Asia |  IsraelISR | 5.61 | +1.6% | 0.3% | -1 |
| 30Northern Europe |  SwedenSWE | 4.96 | +24.3% | 0.3% | — |
| 31#3Eastern Europe |  RomaniaROU | 4.69 | +56.9% | 0.3% | +3 |
| 32 |  Saudi ArabiaKSA | 4.34 | +67.6% | 0.2% | +4 |
| 33 |  CzechiaCZE | 4.16 | +28.0% | 0.2% | — |
| 34#2Northern Europe |  DenmarkDEN | 3.94 | +11.6% | 0.2% | -3 |
| 35 |  BulgariaBGR | 3.91 | +34.4% | 0.2% | — |
| 36#2Southeast Asia |  ThailandTHA | 3.38 | +2.4% | 0.2% | -4 |
| 37#3Southeast Asia |  PhilippinesPHI | 2.97 | +65.0% | 0.2% | +4 |
| 38North Africa |  EgyptEGY | 2.59 | +39.2% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 39#3Northern Europe |  LithuaniaLTU | 2.57 | +94.7% | 0.1% | +4 |
| 40 |  Russian FederationRUS | 2.55 | +16.4% | 0.1% | -3 |
| 41 |  MalaysiaMYS | 2.31 | +7.4% | 0.1% | -3 |
| 42 |  UzbekistanUZB | 2.27 | +383.0% | 0.1% | +29 |
| 43 |  JordanJOR | 2.08 | +4.5% | 0.1% | -4 |
| 44#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ArgentinaARG | 1.74 | +23.4% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 45 |  QatarQAT | 1.68 | +107.4% | 0.1% | +10 |
| 46#2South Asia |  Sri LankaLKA | 1.45 | +51.0% | 0.1% | +4 |
| 47 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 1.42 | +31.5% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 48#3South Asia |  PakistanPAK | 1.4 | +12.9% | 0.1% | -3 |
| 49 |  ColombiaCOL | 1.39 | +93.1% | 0.1% | +9 |
| 50 |  IrelandIRL | 1.34 | +50.6% | 0.1% | +4 |
| 51 |  EstoniaEST | 1.33 | +64.2% | 0.1% | +4 |
| 52#3Southern Europe |  SloveniaSLO | 1.31 | +27.2% | 0.1% | -5 |
| 53 |  FinlandFIN | 1.2 | +21.2% | 0.1% | -4 |
| 53 |  KazakhstanKAZ | 1.2 | -8.4% | 0.1% | -9 |
| 55 |  SingaporeSIN | 1.16 | +26.1% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 56 |  LebanonLBN | 1 | 0.0% | 0.1% | -8 |
| 57 |  Puerto RicoPUR | 0.96 | 0.0% | 0.1% | -7 |
| 58#2North Africa |  MoroccoMAR | 0.93 | 0.0% | 0.1% | -6 |
| 59 |  CambodiaKHM | 0.88 | +79.6% | 0.0% | +11 |
| 60 |  SlovakiaSVK | 0.87 | +47.5% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 61 |  CroatiaHRV | 0.86 | +87.0% | 0.0% | +11 |
| 62 |  BangladeshBGD | 0.85 | +13.3% | 0.0% | -5 |
| 63 |  North MacedoniaMKD | 0.83 | +62.7% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 64 |  IndonesiaINA | 0.82 | +30.2% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 65 |  NorwayNOR | 0.8 | +23.1% | 0.0% | -5 |
| 66 |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 0.78 | +30.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 67#3North Africa |  TunisiaTUN | 0.77 | +51.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 68 |  PanamaPAN | 0.74 | +13.8% | 0.0% | -8 |
| 69 |  CyprusCYP | 0.72 | +24.1% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 70 |  OmanOMN | 0.67 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -11 |
| 71 |  El SalvadorSLV | 0.65 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -11 |
| 72#2Oceania |  New ZealandNZL | 0.57 | +58.3% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 73 |  HondurasHND | 0.55 | +3.8% | 0.0% | -6 |
| 74 |  PeruPER | 0.53 | +17.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 75 |  LuxembourgLUX | 0.52 | +33.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 76 |  ArmeniaARM | 0.49 | +22.5% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 77 |  LatviaLAT | 0.47 | +46.9% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 78 |  AlgeriaDZA | 0.46 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -6 |
| 79 |  YemenYEM | 0.41 | +41.4% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 80#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  KenyaKEN | 0.37 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 81#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  AngolaAGO | 0.36 | +16.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 82 |  Moldova, Republic ofMDA | 0.34 | +70.0% | 0.0% | +11 |
| 83 |  Hong KongHKG | 0.33 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -4 |
| 83 |  UruguayURY | 0.33 | +10.0% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 85 |  AlbaniaALB | 0.31 | +47.6% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 86 |  AzerbaijanAZE | 0.29 | +3.6% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 86 |  CubaCUB | 0.29 | +3.6% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 88 |  SenegalSEN | 0.27 | +17.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 89 |  BelarusBLR | 0.26 | -3.7% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 90 |  SerbiaSRB | 0.24 | +20.0% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 91 |  MaltaMLT | 0.23 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 92 |  MyanmarMMR | 0.22 | +22.2% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 92#3Oceania |  New CaledoniaNCL | 0.22 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 94 |  Burkina FasoBFA | 0.21 | +16.7% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 94 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0.21 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 96 |  Palestine, State ofPSE | 0.2 | +5.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 96 |  ZambiaZMB | 0.2 | +53.8% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 98 |  GhanaGHA | 0.19 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 98 |  SudanSDN | 0.19 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 100 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 0.18 | +5.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 100 |  NepalNPL | 0.18 | +50.0% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 102 |  MauritaniaMRT | 0.16 | +33.3% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 102 |  NamibiaNAM | 0.16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 104 |  MaliMLI | 0.14 | +40.0% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 104 |  MongoliaMNG | 0.14 | +27.3% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 104 |  MauritiusMUS | 0.14 | +7.7% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 104 |  NigeriaNGR | 0.14 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 104 |  Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK | 0.14 | +7.7% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 109 |  GeorgiaGEO | 0.13 | +116.7% | 0.0% | +14 |
| 110 |  JamaicaJAM | 0.12 | +9.1% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 111 |  MozambiqueMOZ | 0.11 | +10.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 111 |  MalawiMWI | 0.11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 113 |  GuatemalaGTM | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 113 |  GuamGUM | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 113 |  KuwaitKWT | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 116 |  NigerNIG | 0.08 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 116 |  UgandaUGA | 0.08 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 118 |  BahrainBRN | 0.07 | +16.7% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 118 |  BarbadosBRB | 0.07 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 118 |  Costa RicaCRI | 0.07 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 118 |  MaldivesMDV | 0.07 | +40.0% | 0.0% | +12 |
| 118 |  French PolynesiaPYF | 0.07 | +40.0% | 0.0% | +12 |
| 118 |  TogoTGO | 0.07 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 118 |  ZimbabweZWE | 0.07 | +40.0% | 0.0% | +12 |
| 125 |  CameroonCMR | 0.06 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 125 |  Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO | 0.06 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 125 |  MadagascarMDG | 0.06 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 125 |  Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 0.06 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 129 |  AfghanistanAFG | 0.05 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 129 |  SomaliaSOM | 0.05 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 131 |  BeninBEN | 0.04 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 131 |  Côte d'IvoireCIV | 0.04 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 131 |  IraqIRQ | 0.04 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 131 |  NicaraguaNIC | 0.04 | +100.0% | 0.0% | +13 |
| 135 |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 0.03 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 135 |  Cabo VerdeCPV | 0.03 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 135 |  EcuadorECU | 0.03 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 135 |  LesothoLSO | 0.03 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 135 |  MontenegroMNE | 0.03 | +50.0% | 0.0% | +9 |
| 135 |  RwandaRWA | 0.03 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 135 |  South SudanSSD | 0.03 | +50.0% | 0.0% | +9 |
| 142 |  Antigua and BarbudaATG | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  BahamasBHS | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  EritreaERI | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  EthiopiaETH | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  GuineaGIN | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  GambiaGMB | 0.02 | — | 0.0% | +32 |
| 142 |  GuyanaGUY | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  SeychellesSYC | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  TongaTON | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  SamoaWSM | 0.02 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 154 |  ArubaABW | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  American SamoaASM | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  BurundiBDI | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  BelizeBLZ | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  Brunei DarussalamBRU | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  BotswanaBWA | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  Cook IslandsCOK | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  Cayman IslandsCYM | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  FijiFJI | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  GabonGAB | 0.01 | — | 0.0% | +20 |
| 154 |  IcelandISL | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  LibyaLBY | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  Solomon IslandsSLB | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  SurinameSUR | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 154 |  EswatiniSWZ | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 169 |  BhutanBTN | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  CongoCOG | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  DjiboutiDJI | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  Guinea-BissauGNB | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  GrenadaGRD | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  GreenlandGRL | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  HaitiHTI | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  KyrgyzstanKGZ | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  KiribatiKIR | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  LiberiaLBR | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  Saint LuciaLCA | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  MontserratMSR | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  NauruNRU | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  Papua New GuineaPNG | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  ParaguayPRY | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  ChadTCD | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  TajikistanTJK | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  Timor-LesteTLS | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
| 169 |  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN | 0 | — | 0.0% | +5 |
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