Ranking · Clean power · 180 countries · data 2025
Countries ranked by total solar electricity generation
China ranks first with 1,175 TWh, ahead of United States (388.82 TWh) and India (195.99 TWh). The world figure is 2,778.6 TWh. 180 countries ranked, latest data 2025.
Absolute solar generation, in terawatt-hours per year. One TWh is a billion kWh, enough for roughly 300,000 average EU households. China alone produces well over a third of all solar electricity generated worldwide.
Big totals reflect big countries; see solar per capita and solar share for fairer comparisons.
Ranking rule. Only countries with a reported value for 2020 or later are ranked.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Continent | Solar generation (TWh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | Asia | 1,175 | 2025 |
| 2 | United States | North America | 388.82 | 2025 |
| 3 | India | Asia | 195.99 | 2025 |
| 4 | Japan | Asia | 101.06 | 2025 |
| 5 | Germany | Europe | 89.62 | 2025 |
| 6 | Brazil | South America | 88.64 | 2025 |
| 7 | Spain | Europe | 62.9 | 2025 |
| 8 | Australia | Oceania | 56.09 | 2025 |
| 9 | Italy | Europe | 44.63 | 2025 |
| 10 | South Korea | Asia | 37.8 | 2025 |
| 11 | Türkiye | Asia | 37.25 | 2025 |
| 12 | Pakistan | Asia | 36.61 | 2025 |
| 13 | France | Europe | 31.82 | 2025 |
| 14 | Netherlands | Europe | 28.5 | 2025 |
| 15 | Mexico | North America | 26.34 | 2025 |
| 16 | Vietnam | Asia | 23.04 | 2025 |
| 17 | Chile | South America | 22.18 | 2025 |
| 18 | Poland | Europe | 19.55 | 2025 |
| 19 | South Africa | Africa | 19.48 | 2025 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | Europe | 19.32 | 2025 |
| 21 | Taiwan | Asia | 15.68 | 2025 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | Asia | 15.21 | 2024 |
| 23 | Israel | Asia | 13.28 | 2025 |
| 24 | Greece | Europe | 12.92 | 2025 |
| 25 | Hungary | Europe | 10.98 | 2025 |
| 26 | Belgium | Europe | 10.45 | 2025 |
| 27 | Austria | Europe | 10.31 | 2025 |
| 28 | Canada | North America | 10.17 | 2025 |
| 29 | Thailand | Asia | 9.98 | 2025 |
| 30 | Portugal | Europe | 8.86 | 2025 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | Asia | 8.23 | 2024 |
| 32 | Switzerland | Europe | 7.89 | 2025 |
| 33 | Egypt | Africa | 7.61 | 2025 |
| 34 | Bulgaria | Europe | 6.89 | 2025 |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | Asia | 6.5 | 2025 |
| 36 | Argentina | South America | 5.14 | 2025 |
| 37 | Ukraine | Europe | 5.08 | 2022 |
| 38 | Romania | Europe | 4.88 | 2025 |
| 39 | Colombia | South America | 4.6 | 2025 |
| 40 | Malaysia | Asia | 4.51 | 2025 |
| 41 | Denmark | Europe | 4.45 | 2025 |
| 42 | Sweden | Europe | 4.43 | 2025 |
| 43 | Czechia | Europe | 4.39 | 2025 |
| 44 | Jordan | Asia | 3.93 | 2024 |
| 45 | Philippines | Asia | 3 | 2025 |
| 46 | Russia | Europe | 2.84 | 2025 |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | Asia | 2.84 | 2025 |
| 48 | Morocco | Africa | 2.57 | 2025 |
| 49 | DR Congo | Africa | 2.51 | 2024 |
| 50 | Oman | Asia | 2.3 | 2025 |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | North America | 2.25 | 2025 |
| 52 | Qatar | Asia | 2.15 | 2025 |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | Asia | 2.04 | 2025 |
| 54 | Cambodia | Asia | 1.89 | 2025 |
| 55 | Peru | South America | 1.83 | 2025 |
| 56 | Lithuania | Europe | 1.67 | 2025 |
| 57 | Singapore | Asia | 1.64 | 2025 |
| 58 | North Macedonia | Europe | 1.62 | 2025 |
| 59 | Lebanon | Asia | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 60 | Bangladesh | Asia | 1.56 | 2025 |
| 61 | Slovenia | Europe | 1.54 | 2025 |
| 62 | Ireland | Europe | 1.47 | 2025 |
| 63 | Cyprus | Europe | 1.37 | 2025 |
| 64 | Indonesia | Asia | 1.35 | 2024 |
| 65 | El Salvador | North America | 1.31 | 2025 |
| 66 | Croatia | Europe | 1.29 | 2025 |
| 67 | Honduras | North America | 1.18 | 2024 |
| 68 | Estonia | Europe | 1.13 | 2025 |
| 69 | Armenia | Asia | 1.07 | 2025 |
| 70 | Puerto Rico | North America | 1 | 2025 |
| 71 | Algeria | Africa | 0.99 | 2024 |
| 71 | Panama | North America | 0.99 | 2024 |
| 73 | Finland | Europe | 0.98 | 2025 |
| 74 | Iran | Asia | 0.9 | 2025 |
| 75 | Latvia | Europe | 0.82 | 2025 |
| 76 | Slovakia | Europe | 0.7 | 2025 |
| 77 | Senegal | Africa | 0.68 | 2024 |
| 78 | Kenya | Africa | 0.65 | 2025 |
| 79 | Uruguay | South America | 0.61 | 2025 |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | 0.59 | 2025 |
| 80 | Yemen | Asia | 0.59 | 2024 |
| 82 | Namibia | Africa | 0.58 | 2024 |
| 83 | Tunisia | Africa | 0.56 | 2025 |
| 84 | Norway | Europe | 0.53 | 2025 |
| 85 | Luxembourg | Europe | 0.47 | 2025 |
| 86 | Angola | Africa | 0.44 | 2024 |
| 87 | Iraq | Asia | 0.43 | 2024 |
| 88 | Bolivia | South America | 0.4 | 2025 |
| 89 | Palestine | Asia | 0.39 | 2024 |
| 90 | Belarus | Europe | 0.37 | 2025 |
| 90 | New Zealand | Oceania | 0.37 | 2025 |
| 92 | Albania | Europe | 0.34 | 2024 |
| 92 | Malta | Europe | 0.34 | 2025 |
| 94 | Réunion | Africa | 0.29 | 2023 |
| 95 | Guatemala | North America | 0.28 | 2024 |
| 96 | New Caledonia | Oceania | 0.26 | 2024 |
| 97 | Cuba | North America | 0.24 | 2024 |
| 98 | Hong Kong | Asia | 0.23 | 2024 |
| 99 | Kuwait | Asia | 0.21 | 2025 |
| 99 | Mongolia | Asia | 0.21 | 2025 |
| 101 | Ghana | Africa | 0.17 | 2024 |
| 101 | Mali | Africa | 0.17 | 2024 |
| 101 | Mauritius | Africa | 0.17 | 2024 |
| 101 | North Korea | Asia | 0.17 | 2024 |
| 101 | Uganda | Africa | 0.17 | 2024 |
| 101 | Zambia | Africa | 0.17 | 2024 |
| 107 | Guam | Oceania | 0.16 | 2024 |
| 107 | Mauritania | Africa | 0.16 | 2024 |
| 107 | Moldova | Europe | 0.16 | 2025 |
| 107 | Serbia | Europe | 0.16 | 2025 |
| 107 | Sudan | Africa | 0.16 | 2024 |
| 112 | Jamaica | North America | 0.15 | 2024 |
| 113 | Montenegro | Europe | 0.14 | 2025 |
| 114 | Nigeria | Africa | 0.13 | 2025 |
| 114 | Togo | Africa | 0.13 | 2024 |
| 116 | Myanmar | Asia | 0.12 | 2024 |
| 116 | Nepal | Asia | 0.12 | 2024 |
| 118 | Afghanistan | Asia | 0.11 | 2024 |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | Africa | 0.11 | 2024 |
| 118 | Guadeloupe | North America | 0.11 | 2023 |
| 118 | Martinique | North America | 0.11 | 2023 |
| 122 | Bahrain | Asia | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 122 | Barbados | North America | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 122 | Madagascar | Africa | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 122 | Syria | Asia | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 126 | Costa Rica | North America | 0.09 | 2025 |
| 126 | Laos | Asia | 0.09 | 2024 |
| 126 | Seychelles | Africa | 0.09 | 2024 |
| 129 | Cabo Verde | Africa | 0.08 | 2024 |
| 129 | Mozambique | Africa | 0.08 | 2024 |
| 129 | Somalia | Africa | 0.08 | 2024 |
| 132 | French Guiana | South America | 0.06 | 2023 |
| 132 | French Polynesia | Oceania | 0.06 | 2024 |
| 132 | Maldives | Asia | 0.06 | 2024 |
| 135 | Eritrea | Africa | 0.05 | 2024 |
| 136 | Benin | Africa | 0.04 | 2024 |
| 136 | Cameroon | Africa | 0.04 | 2024 |
| 136 | Ecuador | South America | 0.04 | 2025 |
| 136 | Ethiopia | Africa | 0.04 | 2025 |
| 136 | Rwanda | Africa | 0.04 | 2024 |
| 136 | Tanzania | Africa | 0.04 | 2024 |
| 136 | Zimbabwe | Africa | 0.04 | 2024 |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | North America | 0.03 | 2024 |
| 143 | Aruba | North America | 0.03 | 2024 |
| 143 | Cayman Islands | North America | 0.03 | 2024 |
| 143 | Eswatini | Africa | 0.03 | 2024 |
| 143 | Georgia | Asia | 0.03 | 2025 |
| 143 | Guinea | Africa | 0.03 | 2024 |
| 143 | Nicaragua | North America | 0.03 | 2024 |
| 143 | Niger | Africa | 0.03 | 2024 |
| 143 | Samoa | Oceania | 0.03 | 2024 |
| 152 | Bahamas | North America | 0.02 | 2024 |
| 152 | Cook Islands | Oceania | 0.02 | 2024 |
| 152 | Côte d'Ivoire | Africa | 0.02 | 2024 |
| 152 | Guyana | South America | 0.02 | 2024 |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | Africa | 0.02 | 2024 |
| 152 | United States Virgin Islands | North America | 0.02 | 2023 |
| 158 | American Samoa | Oceania | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Belize | North America | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Botswana | Africa | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Brunei | Asia | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Fiji | Oceania | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Iceland | Europe | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Kiribati | Oceania | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Liberia | Africa | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Libya | Africa | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Malawi | Africa | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Nauru | Oceania | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Republic of the Congo | Africa | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | North America | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | North America | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | Oceania | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | South Sudan | Africa | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Suriname | South America | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Tonga | Oceania | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | North America | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Turks and Caicos Islands | North America | 0.01 | 2024 |
| 158 | Vanuatu | Oceania | 0.01 | 2023 |
| 158 | Venezuela | South America | 0.01 | 2024 |
| World | 2,778.6 |
Leaders by continent
Africa
- South Africa19.48 TWh
- Egypt7.61 TWh
- Morocco2.57 TWh
North America
- United States388.82 TWh
- Mexico26.34 TWh
- Canada10.17 TWh
Oceania
- Australia56.09 TWh
- New Zealand0.37 TWh
- New Caledonia0.26 TWh
Solar generation: frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest solar generation?
China, at 1,175 TWh (2025). The rest of the top five: United States 388.82 TWh, India 195.99 TWh, Japan 101.06 TWh, and Germany 89.62 TWh.
What is the world average solar generation?
The world figure is 2,778.6 TWh (2025). 0 of the 180 ranked countries are above it; the median country sits at 0.37 TWh.
Which continent leads on solar generation?
Asia (1,269.2 TWh) leads among continents, while Africa (35.65 TWh) trails. Continental leaders: Africa: South Africa; Asia: China; Europe: Germany; North America: United States; South America: Brazil; Oceania: Australia.
What does “Solar generation” measure?
Total electricity generated by solar power in a year, in terawatt-hours. Only countries with a reported value for 2020 or later are ranked.
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Sources & references
- Our World in Data: Energy dataset (CC BY 4.0) — compiled from the sources below
- Ember: Yearly Electricity Data — generation, shares, carbon intensity
- Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy — primary energy, fossil production
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: International Energy Data — gap-filling for smaller countries