Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — East Asia & Pacific

Solar electricity generation in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 1,076.56 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 256,223.8%.

2024 1,076.56 TWh +32.64% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,076.56 TWh2024
Period minimum 0.42 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — East Asia & Pacific, 2000–202405001,0001,5002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.42 TWh2001: 0.59 TWh2002: 0.81 TWh2003: 1.08 TWh2004: 1.43 TWh2005: 1.8 TWh2006: 2.26 TWh2007: 2.64 TWh2008: 3.21 TWh2009: 4.25 TWh2010: 6.53 TWh2011: 11.19 TWh2012: 15.2 TWh2013: 28.6 TWh2014: 57.51 TWh2015: 88.3 TWh2016: 129.31 TWh2017: 196.82 TWh2018: 270.56 TWh2019: 341.81 TWh2020: 407.14 TWh2021: 512.35 TWh2022: 636.02 TWh2023: 811.63 TWh2024: 1,076.56 TWh
Change over the period: +1,076.14 (+256,223.81%) Average annual rate: 38.69 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 1,076.56 TWh
World computed 2,135.9 TWh
Solar electricity generation — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2024 1,076.56 +264.93 +32.64%
2023 811.63 +175.61 +27.61%
2022 636.02 +123.67 +24.14%
2021 512.35 +105.21 +25.84%
2020 407.14 +65.33 +19.11%
2019 341.81 +71.25 +26.33%
2018 270.56 +73.74 +37.47%
2017 196.82 +67.51 +52.21%
2016 129.31 +41.01 +46.44%
2015 88.3 +30.79 +53.54%
2014 57.51 +28.91 +101.08%
2013 28.6 +13.4 +88.16%
2012 15.2 +4.01 +35.84%
2011 11.19 +4.66 +71.36%
2010 6.53 +2.28 +53.65%
2009 4.25 +1.04 +32.4%
2008 3.21 +0.57 +21.59%
2007 2.64 +0.38 +16.81%
2006 2.26 +0.46 +25.56%
2005 1.8 +0.37 +25.87%
2004 1.43 +0.35 +32.41%
2003 1.08 +0.27 +33.33%
2002 0.81 +0.22 +37.29%
2001 0.59 +0.17 +40.48%
2000 0.42

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.