Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — Réunion

Solar electricity generation in Réunion in 2023 — 0.29 TWh. Ranked 88 in the world out of 212.

2023 0.29 TWh +7.41% vs 2022
World rank 88of 212
Period maximum 0.29 TWh2023
Period minimum 0 TWh2004

Trend over time

2004–2023 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — Réunion, 2004–202300.10.20.3200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 0 TWh2005: 0 TWh2006: 0 TWh2007: 0 TWh2008: 0 TWh2009: 0.02 TWh2010: 0.08 TWh2011: 0.14 TWh2012: 0.19 TWh2013: 0.22 TWh2014: 0.24 TWh2015: 0.24 TWh2016: 0.26 TWh2017: 0.26 TWh2018: 0.25 TWh2019: 0.26 TWh2020: 0.26 TWh2021: 0.27 TWh2022: 0.27 TWh2023: 0.29 TWh
Change over the period: +0.29

Comparison, 2023

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

Réunion 0.29 TWh
World computed 1,658.15 TWh
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 21.48 TWh
Eastern Africa computed 1.83 TWh
High-income countries computed 760.16 TWh
Solar electricity generation — Réunion, by year Réunion All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2023 0.29 +0.02 +7.41%
2022 0.27 +0 +0%
2021 0.27 +0.01 +3.85%
2020 0.26 +0 +0%
2019 0.26 +0.01 +4%
2018 0.25 −0.01 −3.85%
2017 0.26 +0 +0%
2016 0.26 +0.02 +8.33%
2015 0.24 +0 +0%
2014 0.24 +0.02 +9.09%
2013 0.22 +0.03 +15.79%
2012 0.19 +0.05 +35.71%
2011 0.14 +0.06 +75%
2010 0.08 +0.06 +300%
2009 0.02 +0.02
2008 0 +0
2007 0 +0
2006 0 +0
2005 0 +0
2004 0

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.