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THE GLOBAL INDEX #098

Solar installed capacity2024

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 data207 / 217No observation: 10
First-ranked country or territoryChina887.1 GW

Top 10

GW · 2024
01China
887.1
02United States
176.84
03India
97.58
04Germany
91.2
05Japan
89.6
06Brazil
53.11
07Spain
38.16
08Australia
37.37
09Italy
35.44
10South Korea
30.37

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Solar installed capacity · 2024 · GW
RankCountry / territoryValue (GW)Year
01China887.12024
02United States176.842024
03India97.582024
04Germany91.22024
05Japan89.62024
06Brazil53.112024
07Spain38.162024
08Australia37.372024
09Italy35.442024
10South Korea30.372024
11France25.672024
12Netherlands24.772024
13Poland21.722024
14Türkiye20.232024
15United Kingdom18.952024
16Vietnam18.672024
17Mexico11.992024
18Chile11.022024
19Belgium9.642024
20South Africa9.062024
21Austria8.92024
22Greece8.832024
23Switzerland7.442024
24Hungary7.172024
25United Arab Emirates6.52024
26Saudi Arabia6.22024
27Portugal5.812024
28Israel5.612024
29Ukraine5.52024
30Canada5.292024
31Sweden4.852024
32Bulgaria4.562024
33Romania4.262024
34Czechia3.982024
35Denmark3.942024
36Pakistan3.722024
37Thailand3.392024
38Uzbekistan3.192024
39Malaysia3.072024
40Philippines2.992024
41Lithuania2.582024
42Egypt2.552024
43Russia2.262024
44Jordan2.22024
45Argentina1.742024
46Syria1.612024
47Sri Lanka1.582024
48Ireland1.492024
49Dominican Republic1.422024
50Slovenia1.422024
51Colombia1.422024
52Singapore1.272024
53Kazakhstan1.232024
54Finland1.222024
55Lebanon1.082024
56Cambodia0.972024
57Puerto Rico0.962024
58Morocco0.952024
59Indonesia0.942024
60Croatia0.92024
61Estonia0.882024
62North Macedonia0.872024
63Bangladesh0.852024
64Qatar0.812024
65Norway0.792024
66Iran0.782024
67Tunisia0.772024
68Cyprus0.752024
69Panama0.742024
70El Salvador0.742024
71Slovakia0.732024
72Albania0.722024
73Oman0.672024
74Latvia0.662024
75Bosnia & Herzegovina0.612024
76New Zealand0.572024
77Honduras0.552024
78Kenya0.552024
79Luxembourg0.552024
80Peru0.532024
81Armenia0.492024
82Algeria0.462024
83Hong Kong SAR China0.42024
84Yemen0.42024
85Moldova0.42024
86Cuba0.392024
87Angola0.362024
88Uruguay0.342024
89Palestinian Territories0.32024
90Serbia0.32024
91Azerbaijan0.282024
92Senegal0.272024
93Belarus0.262024
94Namibia0.242024
95Malta0.242024
96Nigeria0.232024
97Myanmar (Burma)0.222024
98New Caledonia0.212024
99Burkina Faso0.212024
100Zambia0.192024
101Sudan0.192024
102Ghana0.192024
103Bolivia0.182024
104Mozambique0.182024
105Nepal0.172024
106Mauritania0.162024
107Mauritius0.162024
108Mongolia0.142024
109North Korea0.142024
110Georgia0.142024
111Mali0.142024
112Jamaica0.122024
113Malawi0.12024
114Zimbabwe0.12024
115Guam0.12024
116Guatemala0.12024
117Kuwait0.12024
118Uganda0.12024
119Cameroon0.092024
120Ecuador0.082024
121Niger0.082024
122French Polynesia0.082024
123Costa Rica0.072024
124Barbados0.072024
125Maldives0.072024
126Togo0.072024
127Bahrain0.072024
128Botswana0.072024
129Afghanistan0.062024
130Montenegro0.062024
131Madagascar0.062024
132Laos0.062024
133Somalia0.052024
134Nicaragua0.042024
135Iraq0.042024
136Central African Republic0.042024
137Côte d’Ivoire0.042024
138Benin0.042024
139Cape Verde0.032024
140South Sudan0.032024
141U.S. Virgin Islands0.032024
142Lesotho0.032024
143Congo - Kinshasa0.032024
144Eswatini0.032024
145Eritrea0.022024
146Gambia0.022024
147Ethiopia0.022024
148Guyana0.022024
149Bahamas0.022024
150Palau0.022024
151Seychelles0.022024
152Guinea0.022024
153Sierra Leone0.022024
154Samoa0.022024
155Antigua & Barbuda0.022024
156Tonga0.022024
157Rwanda0.022024
158Aruba0.012024
159Curaçao0.012024
160Cayman Islands0.012024
161Suriname0.012024
162Tanzania0.012024
163Fiji0.012024
164Gabon0.012024
165Burundi0.012024
166Libya0.012024
167Micronesia0.012024
168American Samoa0.012024
169Iceland0.012024
170Belize0.012024
171Andorra0.012024
172Solomon Islands0.012024
173St. Vincent & Grenadines0.012024
174Brunei0.012024
175St. Lucia02024
176Vanuatu02024
177Papua New Guinea02024
178Trinidad & Tobago02024
179Tuvalu02024
180St. Kitts & Nevis02024
181Venezuela02024
182Kiribati02024
183Haiti02024
184Grenada02024
185Liberia02024
186Turks & Caicos Islands02024
187Bhutan02024
188Marshall Islands02024
189Nauru02024
190Comoros02024
191Guinea-Bissau02024
192British Virgin Islands02024
193St. Martin02024
194Chad02024
195Paraguay02024
196Dominica02024
197Congo - Brazzaville02024
198Greenland02024
199São Tomé & Príncipe02024
200Djibouti02024
201Timor-Leste02024
202Faroe Islands02024
203Tajikistan02024
204Turkmenistan02024
205Sint Maarten02024
206Kyrgyzstan02024
207Equatorial Guinea02024
207 / 207 · Economies with data

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No observation (10)

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