Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — Germany

Solar electricity generation in Germany in 2025 — 89.62 TWh. Ranked 5 in the world out of 91.

2025 89.62 TWh +20.9% vs 2024
World rank 5of 91
Period maximum 89.62 TWh2025
Period minimum 0 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — Germany, 2000–202502550751002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0 TWh2001: 0.1 TWh2002: 0.2 TWh2003: 0.31 TWh2004: 0.56 TWh2005: 1.31 TWh2006: 2.27 TWh2007: 3.14 TWh2008: 4.51 TWh2009: 6.72 TWh2010: 11.96 TWh2011: 19.99 TWh2012: 26.74 TWh2013: 30.62 TWh2014: 35.45 TWh2015: 38.08 TWh2016: 37.56 TWh2017: 38.76 TWh2018: 44.32 TWh2019: 45.22 TWh2020: 49.5 TWh2021: 49.34 TWh2022: 60.3 TWh2023: 63.87 TWh2024: 74.13 TWh2025: 89.62 TWh
Change over the period: +89.62

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 89.62 TWh
Europe & Central Asia computed 446.87 TWh
Western Europe computed 179.26 TWh
Solar electricity generation — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 89.62 +15.49 +20.9%
2024 74.13 +10.26 +16.06%
2023 63.87 +3.57 +5.92%
2022 60.3 +10.96 +22.21%
2021 49.34 −0.16 −0.32%
2020 49.5 +4.28 +9.46%
2019 45.22 +0.9 +2.03%
2018 44.32 +5.56 +14.34%
2017 38.76 +1.2 +3.19%
2016 37.56 −0.52 −1.37%
2015 38.08 +2.63 +7.42%
2014 35.45 +4.83 +15.77%
2013 30.62 +3.88 +14.51%
2012 26.74 +6.75 +33.77%
2011 19.99 +8.03 +67.14%
2010 11.96 +5.24 +77.98%
2009 6.72 +2.21 +49%
2008 4.51 +1.37 +43.63%
2007 3.14 +0.87 +38.33%
2006 2.27 +0.96 +73.28%
2005 1.31 +0.75 +133.93%
2004 0.56 +0.25 +80.65%
2003 0.31 +0.11 +55%
2002 0.2 +0.1 +100%
2001 0.1 +0.1
2000 0

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.