Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — BRICS

Solar electricity generation in BRICS in 2025 — 1,482.79 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4,942,533.3%.

2025 1,482.79 TWh +35.77% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1,482.79 TWh2025
Period minimum 0.03 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — BRICS, 2000–202505001,0001,5002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.03 TWh2001: 0.04 TWh2002: 0.08 TWh2003: 0.1 TWh2004: 0.12 TWh2005: 0.12 TWh2006: 0.12 TWh2007: 0.19 TWh2008: 0.23 TWh2009: 0.39 TWh2010: 0.85 TWh2011: 3.48 TWh2012: 5.74 TWh2013: 11.96 TWh2014: 30 TWh2015: 49.68 TWh2016: 82.64 TWh2017: 146.34 TWh2018: 224.48 TWh2019: 278.78 TWh2020: 339.53 TWh2021: 426.55 TWh2022: 574.98 TWh2023: 783.43 TWh2024: 1,092.11 TWh2025: 1,482.79 TWh
Change over the period: +1,482.76 (+4,942,533.33%) Average annual rate: 54.08 %
Solar electricity generation — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 1,482.79 +390.68 +35.77%
2024 1,092.11 +308.68 +39.4%
2023 783.43 +208.45 +36.25%
2022 574.98 +148.43 +34.8%
2021 426.55 +87.02 +25.63%
2020 339.53 +60.75 +21.79%
2019 278.78 +54.3 +24.19%
2018 224.48 +78.14 +53.4%
2017 146.34 +63.7 +77.08%
2016 82.64 +32.96 +66.34%
2015 49.68 +19.68 +65.6%
2014 30 +18.04 +150.84%
2013 11.96 +6.22 +108.36%
2012 5.74 +2.26 +64.94%
2011 3.48 +2.63 +309.41%
2010 0.85 +0.46 +117.95%
2009 0.39 +0.16 +69.57%
2008 0.23 +0.04 +21.05%
2007 0.19 +0.07 +58.33%
2006 0.12 +0 +0%
2005 0.12 +0 +0%
2004 0.12 +0.02 +20%
2003 0.1 +0.02 +25%
2002 0.08 +0.04 +100%
2001 0.04 +0.01 +33.33%
2000 0.03

About the indicator

Electricity generated by solar plants over the year, in terawatt-hours. The absolute figure answers a different question than the share: a country with a small solar share but a huge power system generates more of it than the leader by share. China produces more solar electricity than all of Europe, though dozens of countries beat it on share. The series is also convenient because it shows the real contribution to displacing fuel: the share rises even when total generation falls.

Important: Generation rather than installed capacity: solar runs at a capacity factor of about 15%, so gigawatts of capacity and terawatt-hours of output do not map onto each other directly. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.