Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — Europe & Central Asia

Solar electricity generation in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 446.87 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 744,683.3%.

2025 446.87 TWh +22.61% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 446.87 TWh2025
Period minimum 0.06 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — Europe & Central Asia, 2000–202502004006002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.06 TWh2001: 0.18 TWh2002: 0.29 TWh2003: 0.42 TWh2004: 0.7 TWh2005: 1.51 TWh2006: 2.55 TWh2007: 3.87 TWh2008: 7.57 TWh2009: 14.29 TWh2010: 23.62 TWh2011: 48.15 TWh2012: 72.48 TWh2013: 86.86 TWh2014: 99.13 TWh2015: 109.96 TWh2016: 114.44 TWh2017: 124.15 TWh2018: 138.72 TWh2019: 153.23 TWh2020: 180.09 TWh2021: 202.58 TWh2022: 253.07 TWh2023: 298.14 TWh2024: 364.47 TWh2025: 446.87 TWh
Change over the period: +446.81 (+744,683.33%) Average annual rate: 42.85 %
Solar electricity generation — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 446.87 +82.4 +22.61%
2024 364.47 +66.33 +22.25%
2023 298.14 +45.07 +17.81%
2022 253.07 +50.49 +24.92%
2021 202.58 +22.49 +12.49%
2020 180.09 +26.86 +17.53%
2019 153.23 +14.51 +10.46%
2018 138.72 +14.57 +11.74%
2017 124.15 +9.71 +8.48%
2016 114.44 +4.48 +4.07%
2015 109.96 +10.83 +10.93%
2014 99.13 +12.27 +14.13%
2013 86.86 +14.38 +19.84%
2012 72.48 +24.33 +50.53%
2011 48.15 +24.53 +103.85%
2010 23.62 +9.33 +65.29%
2009 14.29 +6.72 +88.77%
2008 7.57 +3.7 +95.61%
2007 3.87 +1.32 +51.76%
2006 2.55 +1.04 +68.87%
2005 1.51 +0.81 +115.71%
2004 0.7 +0.28 +66.67%
2003 0.42 +0.13 +44.83%
2002 0.29 +0.11 +61.11%
2001 0.18 +0.12 +200%
2000 0.06

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.