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THE GLOBAL INDEX #098

Solar installed capacity2022

Installed solar generation capacity at year end, in gigawatts. Capacity and electricity generation are separate measures.

IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data205 / 217No observation: 12
First-ranked country or territoryChina393.03 GW

Top 10

GW · 2022
01China
393.03
02United States
112.84
03Japan
83.06
04India
63.48
05Germany
61.19
06Australia
28.89
07Spain
26.24
08Brazil
25.07
09Italy
24.56
10South Korea
20.13

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Solar installed capacity · 2022 · GW
RankCountry / territoryValue (GW)Year
01China393.032022
02United States112.842022
03Japan83.062022
04India63.482022
05Germany61.192022
06Australia28.892022
07Spain26.242022
08Brazil25.072022
09Italy24.562022
10South Korea20.132022
11Netherlands17.362022
12France16.992022
13Vietnam16.72022
14United Kingdom14.812022
15Poland11.062022
16Türkiye9.432022
17Mexico9.362022
18Ukraine8.062022
19Chile6.892022
20Belgium6.782022
21South Africa5.712022
22Greece5.12022
23Israel4.632022
24Switzerland4.532022
25Canada4.322022
26Hungary4.242022
27Austria3.82022
28United Arab Emirates3.62022
29Thailand3.192022
30Denmark3.072022
31Portugal2.822022
32Sweden2.412022
33Czechia2.42022
34Pakistan2.182022
35Russia2.152022
36Malaysia2.132022
37Jordan1.972022
38Romania1.812022
39Bulgaria1.742022
40Egypt1.692022
41Philippines1.662022
42Kazakhstan1.152022
43Argentina1.112022
44Lebanon0.872022
45Morocco0.852022
46Qatar0.812022
47Sri Lanka0.82022
48Lithuania0.742022
49Dominican Republic0.742022
50Singapore0.662022
51Oman0.662022
52Finland0.652022
53Puerto Rico0.642022
54Slovenia0.632022
55El Salvador0.572022
56Slovakia0.552022
57Iran0.542022
58Panama0.532022
59Honduras0.532022
60Bangladesh0.522022
61Estonia0.522022
62Cambodia0.482022
63Algeria0.452022
64Saudi Arabia0.442022
65Cyprus0.422022
66Ireland0.362022
67Norway0.342022
68Peru0.332022
69Luxembourg0.322022
70Colombia0.312022
71Syria0.312022
72Indonesia0.312022
73Angola0.292022
74Uruguay0.282022
75Belarus0.272022
76Kenya0.272022
77Cuba0.272022
78Yemen0.262022
79New Zealand0.262022
80Namibia0.252022
81Armenia0.242022
82Senegal0.232022
83Croatia0.222022
84New Caledonia0.212022
85Malta0.212022
86Uzbekistan0.22022
87Tunisia0.22022
88Palestinian Territories0.192022
89Sudan0.192022
90Hong Kong SAR China0.182022
91Myanmar (Burma)0.182022
92Bolivia0.172022
93Ghana0.172022
94North Macedonia0.142022
95Serbia0.142022
96Nigeria0.132022
97Mauritius0.122022
98North Korea0.122022
99Mozambique0.112022
100Latvia0.112022
101Nepal0.112022
102Jamaica0.112022
103Malawi0.12022
104Guam0.12022
105Mongolia0.12022
106Kuwait0.12022
107Bosnia & Herzegovina0.12022
108Albania0.12022
109Guatemala0.12022
110Mali0.12022
111Zambia0.12022
112Burkina Faso0.092022
113Mauritania0.092022
114Uganda0.082022
115Costa Rica0.072022
116Barbados0.072022
117Togo0.072022
118Moldova0.062022
119Laos0.062022
120Afghanistan0.052022
121Cameroon0.052022
122Madagascar0.052022
123French Polynesia0.052022
124Maldives0.052022
125Azerbaijan0.052022
126Niger0.052022
127Bahrain0.052022
128Somalia0.042022
129Iraq0.042022
130Zimbabwe0.042022
131Georgia0.042022
132Benin0.032022
133Ecuador0.032022
134Eritrea0.022022
135Cape Verde0.022022
136Congo - Kinshasa0.022022
137Ethiopia0.022022
138Nicaragua0.022022
139Seychelles0.022022
140Sierra Leone0.022022
141Guinea0.022022
142Samoa0.022022
143Rwanda0.022022
144Bahamas0.022022
145Antigua & Barbuda0.012022
146Aruba0.012022
147Tonga0.012022
148Cayman Islands0.012022
149Curaçao0.012022
150Guyana0.012022
151Eswatini0.012022
152U.S. Virgin Islands0.012022
153Fiji0.012022
154Suriname0.012022
155Côte d’Ivoire0.012022
156Burundi0.012022
157Micronesia0.012022
158American Samoa0.012022
159Iceland0.012022
160Belize0.012022
161Libya0.012022
162Botswana0.012022
163Tanzania0.012022
164Brunei02022
165Vanuatu02022
166Palau02022
167St. Vincent & Grenadines02022
168St. Lucia02022
169Solomon Islands02022
170Trinidad & Tobago02022
171South Sudan02022
172Papua New Guinea02022
173Tuvalu02022
174Grenada02022
175Liberia02022
176Turks & Caicos Islands02022
177Haiti02022
178Nauru02022
179Venezuela02022
180Comoros02022
181St. Kitts & Nevis02022
182Montenegro02022
183St. Martin02022
184Andorra02022
184Kiribati02022
186Guinea-Bissau02022
187Marshall Islands02022
188Gambia02022
189Chad02022
190British Virgin Islands02022
191Paraguay02022
192Lesotho02022
193Congo - Brazzaville02022
194Greenland02022
195Gabon02022
196Djibouti02022
197Bhutan02022
198Timor-Leste02022
199Central African Republic02022
200Dominica02022
201Faroe Islands02022
202Tajikistan02022
203Sint Maarten02022
204São Tomé & Príncipe02022
205Equatorial Guinea02022
205 / 205 · Economies with data

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Installed solar generation capacity at year end, in gigawatts. Capacity and electricity generation are separate measures.
Unit
GW
Source & definition
IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data · owid-grapher:installed-solar-pv-capacity
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Original metadata
Cumulative installed solar capacity, measured in gigawatts (GW). 

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