Solar PV

Find up-to-date statistics and facts on the global solar photovoltaic industry.

Solar power generation, 2025

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. You can find more about Ember''s methodology in this

Global Solar Installations Up 64 Percent So Far This Year

Solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity worldwide, and the buildout continues to gain pace, year after year. In the first six months of 2025, countries installed 380 gigawatts of solar

Solar Power by Country 2026

Data and analysis including a list of solar power in every country in the world, countries with the most solar power, and countries that generate the highest percentage of their electricity from solar power.

Global Solar Power Tracker

The Global Solar Power Tracker is composed of worldwide facility-level data on utility-scale (1 MW+) solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal facilities, as well as country-aggregated distributed (<1

Solar power by country

OverviewAsiaGlobal use figuresAfricaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaArmenia due its geographical and climate properties is well-suited for the solar energy utilization. According to the Ministry of Energy Infrastructure and Natural Resources of Armenia the country is capable of producing 1850 kWh/m per year. For comparison European countries are capable of around 1000 kWh/m per year on average. Two main panel types utilized in Armenia are the photovoltaic and thermal solar panels. The

Solar power by country

The worldwide growth of photovoltaics is extremely dynamic and varies strongly by country. In April 2022, the total global solar power yearly generation reached 1 TW, increasing to 2 TW in 2024. The

Country Rankings

This dashboard ranks countries/areas to their renewable energy power capacity or electricity generation. The data can be further refined based on region, technology or year of interest.

Global Solar Atlas

It is provided by the World Bank Group as a free service to governments, developers and the general public, and allows users to quickly obtain data and carry out a simple electricity output calculation for

Global renewable power generation and change by technology, 2024

Global renewable power generation and change by technology, 2024 and 2030 - Chart and data by the International Energy Agency.

Solar Energy Statistics By Country, Costs And Economics

There are now more than 255,000 people working in the U.S. solar industry, according to the 12th annual National Solar Jobs Census, making solar the biggest employer in electric power...