Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — NATO

Solar electricity generation in NATO in 2025 — 811.33 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 144,780.4%.

2025 811.33 TWh +24.49% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 811.33 TWh2025
Period minimum 0.56 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — NATO, 2000–202502505007501,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.56 TWh2001: 0.72 TWh2002: 0.84 TWh2003: 0.94 TWh2004: 1.25 TWh2005: 2.04 TWh2006: 3.04 TWh2007: 4.46 TWh2008: 8.4 TWh2009: 15.19 TWh2010: 24.9 TWh2011: 50.16 TWh2012: 76.68 TWh2013: 95.61 TWh2014: 127.78 TWh2015: 148.7 TWh2016: 168.46 TWh2017: 199.93 TWh2018: 229.6 TWh2019: 254.89 TWh2020: 300.72 TWh2021: 354.56 TWh2022: 444.51 TWh2023: 525.73 TWh2024: 651.71 TWh2025: 811.33 TWh
Change over the period: +810.77 (+144,780.36%) Average annual rate: 33.8 %
Solar electricity generation — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 811.33 +159.62 +24.49%
2024 651.71 +125.98 +23.96%
2023 525.73 +81.22 +18.27%
2022 444.51 +89.95 +25.37%
2021 354.56 +53.84 +17.9%
2020 300.72 +45.83 +17.98%
2019 254.89 +25.29 +11.01%
2018 229.6 +29.67 +14.84%
2017 199.93 +31.47 +18.68%
2016 168.46 +19.76 +13.29%
2015 148.7 +20.92 +16.37%
2014 127.78 +32.17 +33.65%
2013 95.61 +18.93 +24.69%
2012 76.68 +26.52 +52.87%
2011 50.16 +25.26 +101.45%
2010 24.9 +9.71 +63.92%
2009 15.19 +6.79 +80.83%
2008 8.4 +3.94 +88.34%
2007 4.46 +1.42 +46.71%
2006 3.04 +1 +49.02%
2005 2.04 +0.79 +63.2%
2004 1.25 +0.31 +32.98%
2003 0.94 +0.1 +11.9%
2002 0.84 +0.12 +16.67%
2001 0.72 +0.16 +28.57%
2000 0.56

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.