Solar Electricity Generation

Global Ranking

billion kilowatt hoursSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	China	269.72	2020	1	224.1
2	United States	130.72	2020	2	106.89
3	Japan	78.64	2020	3	68.95
4	India	61.34	2020	4	50.56
5	Germany	50.6	2020	5	46.39
6	Italy	24.94	2020	6	23.71
7 ↑	Australia	21.03	2020	8	14.85
8 ↓	Spain	20.54	2020	7	15.1
9	South Korea	18.25	2020	9	13.02
10	France	13.58	2020	10	12.23
11 ↑	Mexico	13.53	2020	13	7.06
12	United Kingdom	12.86	2018	12	7.53
13 ↓	Turkey	11.27	2020	11	9.25
14	Brazil	10.75	2020	14	6.66
15 ↑	Netherlands	7.99	2020	16	5.16
16 ↓	Chile	7.62	2020	15	6.14
17 ↑	Taiwan	6.1	2020	27	1.69
18 ↑	Belgium	4.97	2020	19	4.25
19 ↓	Thailand	4.93	2020	17	5.15
20 ↓	Vietnam	4.9	2020	18	4.82
21	Greece	4.36	2020	21	3.99
22 ↓	Canada	4.28	2020	20	4.08
23 ↓	South Africa	3.6	2020	22	3.21
24 ↑	Switzerland	2.52	2020	25	2.18
25 ↑	Hungary	2.45	2020	30	1.5
26 ↓	Czech Republic	2.24	2020	24	2.26
27 ↑	Austria	2.04	2020	31	1.46
28 ↑	Poland	1.99	2020	42	0.71
29 ↑	Russia	1.86	2020	34	1.28
30 ↓	Romania	1.77	2020	26	1.78
31 ↑	Portugal	1.68	2020	33	1.34
32 ↓	Ukraine	1.64	2020	23	2.93
33 ↓	Israel	1.51	2017	28	1.54
34 ↓	Egypt	1.5	2020	29	1.53
35 ↓	Bulgaria	1.47	2020	32	1.44
36 ↑	Jordan	1.44	2018	50	0.42
37 ↑	Argentina	1.35	2020	40	0.8
38 ↓	Philippines	1.25	2020	35	1.25
39 ↓	Denmark	1.18	2020	38	0.96
40 ↓	Pakistan	1.16	2019	37	1.02
41 ↓	Honduras	1.12	2020	36	1.12
42 ↑	Sweden	1.04	2020	43	0.68
43 ↑	Malaysia	0.94	2019	46	0.57
44 ↓	Kazakhstan	0.9	2020	39	0.83
45 ↓	Peru	0.8	2020	41	0.78
46 ↓	Algeria	0.68	2020	43	0.68
47 ↓	Slovakia	0.66	2020	45	0.59
48 ↑	Singapore	0.62	2020	52	0.41
49	Saudi Arabia	0.5	2020	49	0.43
49 ↓	Yemen	0.5	2020	47	0.46
51 ↓	Uruguay	0.46	2020	50	0.42
52 ↓	Iran	0.44	2020	48	0.44
53 ↑	Bangladesh	0.42	2020	55	0.29
54 ↑	Morocco	0.4	2019	66	0.16
55 ↓	Slovenia	0.37	2020	53	0.3
56 ↑	Cyprus	0.33	2020	61	0.22
57 ↓	Panama	0.3	2020	53	0.3
57 ↓	Senegal	0.3	2020	55	0.29
59 ↓	Dominican Republic	0.26	2020	58	0.23
60 ↓	Cuba	0.25	2020	58	0.23
60 ↑	Bolivia	0.25	2020	63	0.19
60 ↓	Puerto Rico	0.25	2020	57	0.24
60 ↑	Tunisia	0.25	2019	65	0.17
64 ↓	Malta	0.23	2020	62	0.21
65 ↓	Guatemala	0.22	2020	58	0.23
66 ↓	Belarus	0.18	2020	64	0.18
66 ↑	Luxembourg	0.18	2020	69	0.12
68	New Zealand	0.16	2020	68	0.13
69	Zambia	0.15	2020	69	0.12
70 ↓	Mauritania	0.14	2020	67	0.14
71 ↑	Lithuania	0.13	2020	72	0.09
71 ↑	Mauritius	0.13	2019	84	0.05
73 ↓	Indonesia	0.12	2019	72	0.09
73 ↑	Estonia	0.12	2020	80	0.07
75 ↓	Sri Lanka	0.11	2020	69	0.12
76 ↑	United Arab Emirates	0.1	2013	143
76 ↑	Croatia	0.1	2020	77	0.08
78 ↓	Mongolia	0.09	2020	77	0.08
78 ↓	Lebanon	0.09	2020	72	0.09
78 ↓	Cambodia	0.09	2020	72	0.09
78 ↓	Tanzania	0.09	2020	72	0.09
78 ↑	Kenya	0.09	2019	80	0.07
78 ↑	Finland	0.09	2018	100	0.02
84 ↓	Nepal	0.08	2020	77	0.08
85 ↓	Uganda	0.07	2020	80	0.07
86 ↓	Iraq	0.06	2019	83	0.06
86 ↓	Ghana	0.06	2020	84	0.05
86 ↑	Ireland	0.06	2020	100	0.02
89 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.05	2020	97	0.03
89 ↑	Azerbaijan	0.05	2020	90	0.04
89 ↓	Rwanda	0.05	2020	84	0.05
89 ↓	Burkina Faso	0.05	2020	84	0.05
89 ↑	Namibia	0.05	2020	90	0.04
89 ↓	Jamaica	0.05	2020	84	0.05
89 ↓	Malawi	0.05	2020	84	0.05
96 ↓	Barbados	0.04	2020	90	0.04
96 ↓	Nigeria	0.04	2020	90	0.04
96 ↓	Laos	0.04	2020	90	0.04
96 ↓	Ecuador	0.04	2020	90	0.04
96 ↓	Afghanistan	0.04	2020	90	0.04
96 ↑	El Salvador	0.04	2016	97	0.03
102 ↓	Albania	0.03	2020	100	0.02
102 ↓	Eritrea	0.03	2020	100	0.02
102 ↑	Mozambique	0.03	2019	143	0
102 ↑	Norway	0.03	2020	120	0.01
102 ↓	Mali	0.03	2020	97	0.03
107 ↓	North Korea	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Angola	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Nicaragua	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Madagascar	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Niger	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Macedonia	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Fiji	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Armenia	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Cameroon	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Ivory Coast	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Guinea	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↑	Guyana	0.02	2019	120	0.01
107 ↓	Sudan	0.02	2019	100	0.02
107 ↓	Ethiopia	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Kuwait	0.02	2020	100	0.02
107 ↓	Antigua and Barbuda	0.02	2020	100	0.02
124 ↓	Aruba	0.01	2019	120	0.01
124 ↓	Hong Kong	0.01	2019	120	0.01
124 ↓	Libya	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Benin	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Qatar	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Sierra Leone	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Somalia	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Serbia	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Suriname	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Seychelles	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Uzbekistan	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Venezuela	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Vanuatu	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Burundi	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Zimbabwe	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↑	Latvia	0.01	2020	143	0
124 ↓	Bahrain	0.01	2016	120	0.01
124 ↓	Botswana	0.01	2020	120	0.01
124 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.01	2018	120	0.01
124 ↓	Colombia	0.01	2017	120	0.01
124 ↓	Cape Verde	0.01	2020	120	0.01
146 ↓	Macao	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Lesotho	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Saint Lucia	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Paraguay	0	2018	143	0
146 ↓	Brunei	0	2018	143	0
146 ↓	Liberia	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Kiribati	0	2016	143	0
146 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Iceland	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Haiti	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Grenada	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Solomon Islands	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Belize	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Bahamas	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Bermuda	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Gambia	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Gibraltar	0	2019	143	0
146 ↓	Georgia	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Swaziland	0	2018	143	0
146 ↓	Syria	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Chad	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Togo	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Gabon	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Tajikistan	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Turkmenistan	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Tonga	0	2019	143	0
146 ↓	Samoa	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Faroe Islands	0	2019	143	0
146 ↓	Dominica	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Djibouti	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Comoros	0	2019	143	0
146 ↓	Republic of the Congo	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Central African Republic	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Bhutan	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	New Caledonia	0	2019	143	0
146 ↓	Montserrat	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Oman	0	2018	143	0
146 ↓	Montenegro	0	2018	143	0
146 ↓	Maldives	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Moldova	0	2020	143	0
146 ↓	Papua New Guinea	0	2020	143	0

Definition of Solar Electricity Generation

Billion kilowatthours of electricity generated from sunlight.