Solar Electricity Generation by Country 2024

About This Dataset

Total electricity generated from solar power by country in 2024, in terawatt-hours, as measured by Ember from reported national grid data.

✨ AI Insight

China generated 839 TWh of solar electricity in 2024 - more than the next five countries combined and 2.8 times second-placed United States at 304 TWh. India is third at 143 TWh. This ranking rewards grid size rather than solar intensity, which is why it looks nothing like the solar-share table: Japan produces 97 TWh from a system where solar is a modest fraction, while Spain reaches 58 TWh from a grid barely a third the size of Japan's. Brazil at 71 TWh is the only South American country in the top fifteen.

Source: Ember - Yearly Electricity Data

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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China leads with 839 in 2024.

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Average value in 2024: 122 · median: 50.

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Gap in 2024: China is 38.5× larger than Netherlands.