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Solar photovoltaic capacity

GW · higher is better · 197 countries

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  1. 1China885.7
  2. 2United States176.1
  3. 3India94.9
  4. 4Germany89.9
  5. 5Japan89.6
  6. 6Brazil53.1
  7. 7Spain36.2
  8. 8Italy36
  9. 9Australia35.9
  10. 10Korea, Rep.26.7
  11. 11Netherlands24
  12. 12France21.2
  13. 13Poland20.2
  14. 14Turkiye19.9
  15. 15Viet Nam18.7
  16. 16United Kingdom17.9
  17. 17Taiwan14.3
  18. 18Mexico12
  19. 19Chile10.8
  20. 20Belgium9.8
  21. 21Greece9.3
  22. 22Austria8.5
  23. 23South Africa8.5
  24. 24Switzerland7.8
  25. 25Hungary7.7
  26. 26Canada5.8
  27. 27United Arab Emirates5.7
  28. 28Portugal5.6
  29. 29Ukraine5.5
  30. 30Israel5.4
  31. 31Sweden4.9
  32. 32Romania4.7
  33. 33Saudi Arabia4.3
  34. 34Czechia4.2
  35. 35Denmark3.9
  36. 36Bulgaria3.9
  37. 37Pakistan3.7
  38. 38Thailand3.4
  39. 39Philippines2.9
  40. 40Russian Federation2.6
  41. 41Egypt, Arab Rep.2.5
  42. 42Lithuania2.4
  43. 43Malaysia2.3
  44. 44Uzbekistan2.3
  45. 45Jordan2.1
  46. 46Argentina1.7
  47. 47Qatar1.7
  48. 48Singapore1.5
  49. 49Sri Lanka1.4
  50. 50Dominican Republic1.4
  51. 51Colombia1.3
  52. 52Estonia1.3
  53. 53Slovenia1.3
  54. 54Kazakhstan1.2
  55. 55Finland1.2
  56. 56Ireland1.2
  57. 57Lebanon1.1
  58. 58Puerto Rico (US)0.96
  59. 59Cambodia0.87
  60. 60Slovak Republic0.87
  61. 61Croatia0.86
  62. 62North Macedonia0.83
  63. 63Iran, Islamic Rep.0.78
  64. 64Tunisia0.77
  65. 65Norway0.76
  66. 66Panama0.74
  67. 67Cyprus0.73
  68. 68Bangladesh0.71
  69. 69Oman0.67
  70. 70El Salvador0.64
  71. 71New Zealand0.58
  72. 72Honduras0.54
  73. 73Luxembourg0.52
  74. 74Indonesia0.49
  75. 75Armenia0.49
  76. 76Kenya0.48
  77. 77Peru0.48
  78. 78Latvia0.47
  79. 79Algeria0.39
  80. 80Morocco0.39
  81. 81Angola0.36
  82. 82Moldova0.34
  83. 83Hong Kong SAR, China0.33
  84. 84Uruguay0.32
  85. 85Albania0.31
  86. 86Cuba0.28
  87. 87Azerbaijan0.28
  88. 88Senegal0.27
  89. 89Belarus0.27
  90. 90Malta0.23
  91. 91Namibia0.23
  92. 92New Caledonia0.21
  93. 93Bosnia and Herzegovina0.21
  94. 94West Bank and Gaza0.2
  95. 95Zambia0.19
  96. 96Burkina Faso0.18
  97. 97Ghana0.17
  98. 98Bolivia0.17
  99. 99Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.14
  100. 100Yemen, Rep.0.14
  101. 101Mauritius0.14
  102. 102Georgia0.13
  103. 103Mongolia0.13
  104. 104Serbia0.13
  105. 105Myanmar0.12
  106. 106Jamaica0.12
  107. 107Nepal0.12
  108. 108Guam0.1
  109. 109Mozambique0.1
  110. 110Zimbabwe0.1
  111. 111Malawi0.1
  112. 112Guatemala0.1
  113. 113Mali0.1
  114. 114Nigeria0.07
  115. 115Costa Rica0.07
  116. 116Niger0.07
  117. 117Barbados0.07
  118. 118French Polynesia0.07
  119. 119Mauritania0.07
  120. 120Uganda0.07
  121. 121Bahrain0.07
  122. 122Syrian Arab Republic0.06
  123. 123Lao PDR0.06
  124. 124Sudan0.05
  125. 125Togo0.05
  126. 126Kuwait0.05
  127. 127Madagascar0.05
  128. 128Central African Republic0.04
  129. 129Cameroon0.04
  130. 130Afghanistan0.03
  131. 131Nicaragua0.03
  132. 132Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.03
  133. 133Montenegro0.03
  134. 134Cote d'Ivoire0.03
  135. 135Cabo Verde0.03
  136. 136Lesotho0.03
  137. 137South Sudan0.03
  138. 138Eswatini0.03
  139. 139Benin0.03
  140. 140Ecuador0.03
  141. 141Gambia, The0.02
  142. 142Palau0.02
  143. 143Samoa0.02
  144. 144Bahamas, The0.02
  145. 145Antigua and Barbuda0.02
  146. 146Tonga0.01
  147. 147Aruba0.01
  148. 148Curacao0.01
  149. 149Cayman Islands0.01
  150. 150Seychelles0.01
  151. 151Rwanda0.01
  152. 152Gabon0.01
  153. 153Guyana0.01
  154. 154Andorra0.01
  155. 155Congo, Dem. Rep.0.01
  156. 156Botswana0.01
  157. 157Burundi0.01
  158. 158Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.01
  159. 159Suriname0.01
  160. 160Belize0.01
  161. 161American Samoa0.01
  162. 162Brunei Darussalam0.01
  163. 163Sierra Leone0.01
  164. 164St. Lucia0
  165. 165St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  166. 166Trinidad and Tobago0
  167. 167St. Kitts and Nevis0
  168. 168Turks and Caicos Islands0
  169. 169Grenada0
  170. 170Fiji0
  171. 171Solomon Islands0
  172. 172Bhutan0
  173. 173Naoero0
  174. 174Comoros0
  175. 175Tuvalu0
  176. 176Vanuatu0
  177. 177Iraq0
  178. 178Marshall Islands0
  179. 179Haiti0
  180. 180St. Martin (French part)0
  181. 181Libya0
  182. 182Kiribati0
  183. 183Papua New Guinea0
  184. 184Venezuela, RB0
  185. 185Sao Tome and Principe0
  186. 186Chad0
  187. 187British Virgin Islands0
  188. 188Dominica0
  189. 189Timor-Leste0
  190. 190Faroe Islands0
  191. 191Tajikistan0
  192. 192Tanzania0
  193. 193Turkmenistan0
  194. 194Guinea0
  195. 194Kyrgyz Republic0
  196. 195Liberia0
  197. 196Iceland0

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