Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — Netherlands

Solar electricity generation in the Netherlands in 2025 — 28.5 TWh. Ranked 14 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 284,900%.

2025 28.5 TWh +30.61% vs 2024
World rank 14of 91
Period maximum 28.5 TWh2025
Period minimum 0.01 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — Netherlands, 2000–202501020302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.01 TWh2001: 0.01 TWh2002: 0.02 TWh2003: 0.03 TWh2004: 0.03 TWh2005: 0.04 TWh2006: 0.04 TWh2007: 0.04 TWh2008: 0.04 TWh2009: 0.04 TWh2010: 0.06 TWh2011: 0.1 TWh2012: 0.19 TWh2013: 0.41 TWh2014: 0.73 TWh2015: 1.11 TWh2016: 1.6 TWh2017: 2.2 TWh2018: 3.71 TWh2019: 5.4 TWh2020: 8.57 TWh2021: 11.3 TWh2022: 16.66 TWh2023: 19.61 TWh2024: 21.82 TWh2025: 28.5 TWh
Change over the period: +28.49 (+284,900%) Average annual rate: 37.47 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Netherlands 28.5 TWh
Europe & Central Asia computed 446.87 TWh
Western Europe computed 179.26 TWh
Solar electricity generation — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 28.5 +6.68 +30.61%
2024 21.82 +2.21 +11.27%
2023 19.61 +2.95 +17.71%
2022 16.66 +5.36 +47.43%
2021 11.3 +2.73 +31.86%
2020 8.57 +3.17 +58.7%
2019 5.4 +1.69 +45.55%
2018 3.71 +1.51 +68.64%
2017 2.2 +0.6 +37.5%
2016 1.6 +0.49 +44.14%
2015 1.11 +0.38 +52.05%
2014 0.73 +0.32 +78.05%
2013 0.41 +0.22 +115.79%
2012 0.19 +0.09 +90%
2011 0.1 +0.04 +66.67%
2010 0.06 +0.02 +50%
2009 0.04 +0 +0%
2008 0.04 +0 +0%
2007 0.04 +0 +0%
2006 0.04 +0 +0%
2005 0.04 +0.01 +33.33%
2004 0.03 +0 +0%
2003 0.03 +0.01 +50%
2002 0.02 +0.01 +100%
2001 0.01 +0 +0%
2000 0.01

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.