The same ranking pattern holds for the solar PV category, with Germany leading the continent at 66.5 GW (99.99% of its total solar capacity), followed by Italy (25.1 GW, 99.97% of its total solar capacity) and the Netherlands (22.6 GW, 100.0% of its total solar capacity). The ranking pattern is quite different in the CSP category.
The United States is in the top 4 ranking for countries with the most solar PV installed. The American Solar Energy Industries Association projected that total solar PV capacity would reach over 100 GW by 2021.
While China, the US, and Japan are the top three installers, China's relative contribution accounts for nearly 37% of the entire solar installation in 2022. Fig. 1 illustrates the contribution of energy sources to both electricity generation and total installed power capacity by 2050.
As shown in Fig. 1, by 2050, solar PV technology is projected to have the largest installed capacity (8519 GW), making it the second most prominent generation source behind wind power, and it is expected to generate approximately 25% of total electricity needs by 2050. Table 1. Global installed solar capacity from 2013 to 2022. Table 2.
1) China – 306.4 GW The world will have to install 450GW of new solar capacity each year – most of it utility scale – for the rest of this decade, with China and India to lead Asia to a roughly half share of the world’s installed PV capacity in 2030, estimated IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook report.
In 2023, China was the country with the largest energy production from solar, with some 584 terawatt hours. The United States ranked second by a wide margin, with less than half of China's production. India and Japan were third and fourth in the ranking, respectively. Get notified via email when this statistic is updated. * For commercial use only
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