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Variable Renewable · GLOBAL LEADERBOARD (2000-2025)
Solar Electricity Generation by Country
Solar photovoltaics is the fastest-growing electricity generation technology in history, led by exponential utility-scale and distributed buildouts in China, the United States, India, and Europe. In 2025, global solar power generation reached 2,778.6 TWh (8.8% of world electricity), led by China (42.3% of global output).
2025 World Output 2,778.6 TWh Global generation
Share of World Grid 8.8% Of 31,734 TWh total
5-Year Growth +225.6% 2020 to 2025 change
#1 Producing Nation China 42.3% world share
Top-3 Country Share 63.3% Top 3 producers combined
2025 Global Solar Power Concentration Breakdown
Top 3 Nations = 63.3% of World Output
#1 China: 42.3% (1,174.9 TWh)
#2 United States: 14.0% (388.8 TWh)
#3 India: 7.0% (196 TWh)
Rest of World: 36.7%
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Variable Renewable · 2000-2025 SERIES
Solar Electricity Generation - 2025 Country Share & Global Trajectory
2025 World Output: 2,778.6 TWh (8.8% of global electricity)
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Solar Electricity Generation by Country (2000-2025 TWh, Grid Share & World Share)
| Rank | Country | 2000 (TWh) | 2015 (TWh) | 2020 (TWh) | 2025 (TWh) | 5Y Change | % of National Grid | % of World SOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | China | 0.0 | 39.5 | 261.1 | 1,174.94 | +350.0% | 11.1% | 42.3% |
| #2 | United States | 0.5 | 39.0 | 130.7 | 388.82 | +197.4% | 8.6% | 14.0% |
| #3 | India | 0.0 | 7.1 | 52.9 | 195.99 | +270.4% | 9.4% | 7.0% |
| #4 | Japan | 0.3 | 34.5 | 75.9 | 101.06 | +33.1% | 9.8% | 3.6% |
| #5 | Germany | 0.0 | 38.1 | 49.5 | 89.62 | +81.1% | 17.9% | 3.2% |
| #6 | Brazil | 0.0 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 88.64 | +724.6% | 11.8% | 3.2% |
| #7 | Spain | 0.0 | 13.9 | 20.7 | 62.92 | +204.4% | 21.9% | 2.3% |
| #8 | Australia | 0.1 | 6.2 | 23.8 | 56.42 | +136.7% | 19.7% | 2.0% |
| #9 | Italy | 0.0 | 22.9 | 24.9 | 44.63 | +78.9% | 16.9% | 1.6% |
| #10 | South Korea | 0.0 | 4.2 | 19.3 | 37.80 | +95.4% | 6.0% | 1.4% |
| #11 | Turkey | 0.0 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 37.25 | +232.6% | 10.5% | 1.3% |
| #12 | Pakistan | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 36.61 | +792.9% | 20.7% | 1.3% |
| #13 | France | 0.0 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 32.01 | +144.5% | 5.6% | 1.1% |
| #14 | Netherlands | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 28.50 | +232.6% | 21.1% | 1.0% |
| #15 | Mexico | 0.0 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 26.34 | +66.3% | 7.4% | 0.9% |
| #16 | Vietnam | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 23.07 | +114.4% | 7.4% | 0.8% |
| #17 | Chile | 0.0 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 22.18 | +194.6% | 25.1% | 0.8% |
| #18 | Poland | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 19.55 | +897.4% | 11.3% | 0.7% |
| #19 | South Africa | 0.0 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 19.48 | +179.1% | 8.0% | 0.7% |
| #20 | United Kingdom | 0.0 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 19.32 | +53.9% | 6.6% | 0.7% |
| #21 | Taiwan | 0.0 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 16.14 | +165.9% | 5.6% | 0.6% |
| #22 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 15.21 | +193.6% | 8.6% | 0.6% |
| #23 | Israel | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 13.28 | +223.9% | 16.2% | 0.5% |
| #24 | Greece | 0.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 11.46 | +157.5% | 19.8% | 0.4% |
| #25 | Belgium | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 10.46 | +104.7% | 15.6% | 0.4% |
| #26 | Austria | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 10.31 | +405.4% | 14.1% | 0.4% |
| #27 | Canada | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 10.17 | +149.9% | 1.6% | 0.4% |
| #28 | Thailand | 0.0 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 9.98 | +98.4% | 5.3% | 0.4% |
| #29 | Portugal | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 8.86 | +415.1% | 17.3% | 0.3% |
| #30 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 8.23 | +804.4% | 1.8% | 0.3% |
| #31 | Switzerland | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 7.89 | +203.5% | 12.1% | 0.3% |
| #32 | Egypt | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 7.61 | +71.0% | 3.1% | 0.3% |
| #33 | Uzbekistan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.50 | +64900.0% | 7.5% | 0.2% |
| #34 | Argentina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5.14 | +283.6% | 3.4% | 0.2% |
| #35 | Ukraine | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 5.08 | -5.4% | 4.6% | 0.2% |
| #36 | Romania | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 4.87 | +181.5% | 9.8% | 0.2% |
| #37 | Colombia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.60 | +2321.1% | 5.1% | 0.2% |
| #38 | Malaysia | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 4.51 | +118.9% | 2.2% | 0.2% |
| #39 | Sweden | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.43 | +321.9% | 2.6% | 0.2% |
| #40 | Czech Republic | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.39 | +91.7% | 5.8% | 0.2% |
| #41 | Philippines | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.00 | +119.0% | 2.4% | 0.1% |
| #42 | Russia | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.84 | +52.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| #43 | Morocco | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.58 | +69.7% | 5.8% | 0.1% |
| #44 | Oman | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.30 | +2200.0% | 4.3% | 0.1% |
| #45 | Qatar | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.15 | +21400.0% | 3.8% | 0.1% |
| #46 | Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.04 | +64.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% |
| #47 | Peru | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.83 | +131.6% | 3.0% | 0.1% |
| #48 | Singapore | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.64 | +446.7% | 2.7% | 0.1% |
| #49 | Bangladesh | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.56 | +239.1% | 1.5% | 0.1% |
| #50 | Indonesia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.35 | +694.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| #51 | Algeria | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.99 | +20.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| #52 | Finland | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.98 | +345.5% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| #53 | Iran | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.90 | +55.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| #54 | Norway | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.53 | +562.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| #55 | Iraq | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.43 | +13.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| #56 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.21 | +250.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| #57 | Laos | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.09 | +125.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| #58 | Venezuela | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Global Solar Electricity Generation Historical Trajectory (2000-2025)
| Year | Global Generation (TWh) | Share of World Electricity (%) | Installed Capacity (GW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,778.6 TWh | 8.76% | 2,391.5 GW |
| 2024 | 2,142.91 TWh | 6.93% | 1,880.4 GW |
| 2023 | 1,664.16 TWh | 5.61% | 1,422 GW |
| 2022 | 1,333.12 TWh | 4.61% | 1,058 GW |
| 2021 | 1,053.99 TWh | 3.73% | 866 GW |
| 2020 | 853.39 TWh | 3.19% | 721.1 GW |
| 2019 | 697.94 TWh | 2.60% | 589.8 GW |
| 2018 | 575.16 TWh | 2.17% | 487.3 GW |
| 2017 | 444.65 TWh | 1.75% | 391.8 GW |
| 2016 | 327.47 TWh | 1.33% | 298.1 GW |
| 2015 | 256.01 TWh | 1.07% | 226.3 GW |
| 2014 | 197.74 TWh | 0.83% | 178.5 GW |
| 2013 | 131.75 TWh | 0.57% | 139.4 GW |
| 2012 | 96.92 TWh | 0.43% | 102.6 GW |
| 2011 | 63.56 TWh | 0.29% | 72.5 GW |
| 2010 | 32.21 TWh | 0.15% | 41.4 GW |
| 2009 | 19.82 TWh | 0.10% | 23.5 GW |
| 2008 | 11.85 TWh | 0.06% | 15.2 GW |
| 2007 | 7.29 TWh | 0.04% | 9.0 GW |
| 2006 | 5.42 TWh | 0.03% | 6.5 GW |
| 2005 | 3.95 TWh | 0.02% | 4.9 GW |
| 2004 | 2.78 TWh | 0.02% | 3.4 GW |
| 2003 | 2.11 TWh | 0.01% | 2.3 GW |
| 2002 | 1.72 TWh | 0.01% | 1.6 GW |
| 2001 | 1.36 TWh | 0.01% | 1.3 GW |
| 2000 | 1.02 TWh | 0.01% | 1.2 GW |