Solar Share of Electricity by Country 2021
Key Findings
About This Dataset
Solar Share of Electricity by Country 2021Jordan topped the world in 2021 with 15.4% of its electricity from solar, more than three points ahead of Chile at 12.0%. Jordan is the country most people would not guess: a small grid, no fossil reserves of its own, and a deliberate build-out of desert solar. Vietnam appears at 10.3% after starting the period with almost none, and Hungary at 10.5% is only halfway to the 24.2% it would reach three years later. Germany, the country most associated with solar in Europe, sits eleventh at 8.5%.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Ember - Yearly Electricity Data
- Coverage
- 15 entities · 2021 · 15 observations
- Measure
- Solar Share of Electricity Generation
- Last updated
- 15 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2021.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
⚑ Spotted an error in this data? Report it
How these countries rank across all our charts
Each country's page lists its position in every ranking on ANYSTAT.
Cite this chart
Using this chart in an article, report, class or website? Please cite it and link to this page.
Related Charts
More statistics on similar topics