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Solar installed capacity2023

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 data206 / 217No observation: 11
First-ranked country or territoryChina609.92 GW

Top 10

GW · 2023
01China
609.92
02United States
139.93
03Japan
87.07
04Germany
75.52
05India
73.05
06Brazil
37.56
07Australia
33.18
08Spain
31.92
09Italy
29.36
10South Korea
23.02

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Solar installed capacity · 2023 · GW
RankCountry / territoryValue (GW)Year
01China609.922023
02United States139.932023
03Japan87.072023
04Germany75.522023
05India73.052023
06Brazil37.562023
07Australia33.182023
08Spain31.922023
09Italy29.362023
10South Korea23.022023
11Netherlands21.962023
12France20.322023
13Vietnam18.592023
14United Kingdom16.432023
15Poland15.922023
16Türkiye15.612023
17Mexico10.912023
18Chile8.742023
19Belgium8.362023
20Ukraine8.062023
21South Africa8.012023
22Greece6.692023
23Austria6.392023
24Switzerland6.062023
25United Arab Emirates5.942023
26Hungary5.912023
27Israel5.522023
28Canada5.042023
29Portugal4.042023
30Sweden4.012023
31Denmark3.532023
32Thailand3.32023
33Czechia3.242023
34Pakistan3.212023
35Romania2.992023
36Bulgaria2.932023
37Saudi Arabia2.442023
38Malaysia2.422023
39Jordan1.992023
40Russia1.92023
41Egypt1.822023
42Philippines1.82023
43Argentina1.412023
44Lithuania1.332023
45Kazakhstan1.22023
46Lebanon1.082023
47Dominican Republic1.082023
48Slovenia1.032023
49Syria1.022023
50Finland0.992023
51Sri Lanka0.962023
52Singapore0.962023
53Puerto Rico0.962023
54Ireland0.922023
55Uzbekistan0.872023
56Morocco0.852023
57Estonia0.812023
58Qatar0.812023
59Bangladesh0.752023
60Oman0.672023
61El Salvador0.652023
62Panama0.652023
63Norway0.632023
64Indonesia0.632023
65Iran0.62023
66Slovakia0.592023
67Cyprus0.582023
68North Macedonia0.552023
69Colombia0.532023
70Honduras0.532023
71Tunisia0.512023
72Cambodia0.492023
73Kenya0.472023
74Croatia0.462023
75Algeria0.462023
76Peru0.452023
77Armenia0.42023
78Luxembourg0.392023
79New Zealand0.372023
80Hong Kong SAR China0.332023
81Latvia0.322023
82Angola0.312023
83Uruguay0.32023
84Yemen0.282023
85Azerbaijan0.282023
86Cuba0.282023
87Belarus0.272023
88Palestinian Territories0.262023
89Namibia0.242023
90Senegal0.232023
91Malta0.232023
92New Caledonia0.212023
93Bosnia & Herzegovina0.212023
94Albania0.212023
95Moldova0.22023
96Serbia0.22023
97Sudan0.192023
98Ghana0.192023
99Myanmar (Burma)0.182023
100Burkina Faso0.182023
101Bolivia0.172023
102Nigeria0.172023
103Mozambique0.162023
104Mauritius0.142023
105Zambia0.132023
106North Korea0.132023
107Mauritania0.122023
108Nepal0.122023
109Jamaica0.112023
110Mongolia0.112023
111Guam0.12023
112Malawi0.12023
113Guatemala0.12023
114Kuwait0.12023
115Mali0.12023
116Uganda0.12023
117Cameroon0.092023
118Niger0.082023
119Costa Rica0.072023
120Barbados0.072023
121Togo0.072023
122Georgia0.062023
123Laos0.062023
124Madagascar0.062023
125Bahrain0.062023
126Maldives0.062023
127Afghanistan0.052023
128French Polynesia0.052023
129Somalia0.052023
130Zimbabwe0.052023
131Iraq0.042023
132Central African Republic0.042023
133Côte d’Ivoire0.042023
134Benin0.042023
135Ecuador0.032023
136Lesotho0.032023
137Eswatini0.032023
138Cape Verde0.032023
139Eritrea0.022023
140Congo - Kinshasa0.022023
141Ethiopia0.022023
142Palau0.022023
143Nicaragua0.022023
144Guyana0.022023
145Seychelles0.022023
146Montenegro0.022023
147Guinea0.022023
148Sierra Leone0.022023
149South Sudan0.022023
150Samoa0.022023
151Rwanda0.022023
152Antigua & Barbuda0.022023
153Bahamas0.022023
154Tonga0.022023
155Aruba0.012023
156Cayman Islands0.012023
157Curaçao0.012023
158Fiji0.012023
159Suriname0.012023
160U.S. Virgin Islands0.012023
161Burundi0.012023
162Botswana0.012023
163Libya0.012023
164Micronesia0.012023
165American Samoa0.012023
166Iceland0.012023
167Belize0.012023
168Solomon Islands0.012023
169Tanzania0.012023
170St. Vincent & Grenadines0.012023
171Brunei0.012023
172Vanuatu02023
173Andorra02023
174St. Lucia02023
175Trinidad & Tobago02023
176Kiribati02023
177Papua New Guinea02023
178Haiti02023
179Tuvalu02023
180Grenada02023
181Liberia02023
182Turks & Caicos Islands02023
183Nauru02023
184Venezuela02023
185Comoros02023
186St. Kitts & Nevis02023
187British Virgin Islands02023
188St. Martin02023
189Guinea-Bissau02023
190Marshall Islands02023
191Gambia02023
192Chad02023
193Bhutan02023
194Paraguay02023
195Dominica02023
196Congo - Brazzaville02023
197Greenland02023
198São Tomé & Príncipe02023
199Gabon02023
200Djibouti02023
201Timor-Leste02023
202Faroe Islands02023
203Tajikistan02023
204Sint Maarten02023
205Kyrgyzstan02023
206Equatorial Guinea02023
206 / 206 · Economies with data

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No observation (11)

Bermuda · Channel Islands · Gibraltar · Isle of Man · Kosovo · Liechtenstein · Macao SAR China · Monaco · Northern Mariana Islands · San Marino · Turkmenistan

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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  "sourceNote": "Cumulative installed solar capacity, measured in gigawatts (GW). "
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