Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — Southern Europe

Solar electricity generation in Southern Europe in 2025 — 134.15 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 447,066.7%.

2025 134.15 TWh +15.09% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 134.15 TWh2025
Period minimum 0.03 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — Southern Europe, 2000–20250501001502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.03 TWh2001: 0.04 TWh2002: 0.04 TWh2003: 0.04 TWh2004: 0.05 TWh2005: 0.08 TWh2006: 0.16 TWh2007: 0.58 TWh2008: 2.82 TWh2009: 6.95 TWh2010: 9.48 TWh2011: 21.16 TWh2012: 33.09 TWh2013: 39.09 TWh2014: 40.8 TWh2015: 41.96 TWh2016: 41.06 TWh2017: 44.33 TWh2018: 40.75 TWh2019: 45.21 TWh2020: 52.58 TWh2021: 60.64 TWh2022: 75.84 TWh2023: 95.75 TWh2024: 116.56 TWh2025: 134.15 TWh
Change over the period: +134.12 (+447,066.67%) Average annual rate: 39.96 %
Solar electricity generation — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 134.15 +17.59 +15.09%
2024 116.56 +20.81 +21.73%
2023 95.75 +19.91 +26.25%
2022 75.84 +15.2 +25.07%
2021 60.64 +8.06 +15.33%
2020 52.58 +7.37 +16.3%
2019 45.21 +4.46 +10.94%
2018 40.75 −3.58 −8.08%
2017 44.33 +3.27 +7.96%
2016 41.06 −0.9 −2.14%
2015 41.96 +1.16 +2.84%
2014 40.8 +1.71 +4.37%
2013 39.09 +6 +18.13%
2012 33.09 +11.93 +56.38%
2011 21.16 +11.68 +123.21%
2010 9.48 +2.53 +36.4%
2009 6.95 +4.13 +146.45%
2008 2.82 +2.24 +386.21%
2007 0.58 +0.42 +262.5%
2006 0.16 +0.08 +100%
2005 0.08 +0.03 +60%
2004 0.05 +0.01 +25%
2003 0.04 +0 +0%
2002 0.04 +0 +0%
2001 0.04 +0.01 +33.33%
2000 0.03

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.