Solar Power By Country - Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics

Below is the summary of installed photovoltaic and more detailed data for some countries.

Total photovoltaic peak power capacity (MWp)
Country or Region Total
2010
Total
2011
Total
2012
Expected
2013
World 39,778 69,684 102,024
European Union 29,328 51,360
Germany 17,320 24,875 32,509
Italy 3,502 12,764 16,987
China 893 3,093 8,043
United States 2,519 4,383 7,665
Japan 3,617 4,914 6,704 9,4
Spain 3,892 4,214
France 1,025 2,831 3,843
Belgium 803 2,018
Czech Republic 1,953 1,960
Australia 504 1,298 2,291
United Kingdom 72 1,014 1,831
India 189 461 1,686
South Korea 662 754
Greece 206 631
Canada 200 563
Slovakia 145 488
Switzerland 111 216
Israel 66 196
Ukraine 3 190
Austria 103 176
Portugal 131 144
Bulgaria 18 133 1,066
Netherlands 97 118
Taiwan 32 102
Slovenia 36 90
South Africa 40 41
Mexico 30 40
Brazil 27 32
Luxembourg 27 31
Sweden 10 19
Denmark 7.1 17
Malaysia 15 15
Finland 9.6 11
Cyprus 6.2 10
Norway 9.2 9.2
Turkey 6.0 6
Produced, installed & total photovoltaic peak power capacity (MWp) as of the end of 2011
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2011
Wp/capita
Total
2011
Generation
(GWh)
Module
Price
$/Wp
System
Cost
$/Wp
Feed-in Tariff
USD¢/kW·h
World 29,655 69,684 10
European Union 10.3 21,518 21,529 166.7 51,191 51,357 102.2 44,800
Germany 5 7,500 7,505 55 24,820 24,875 304.3 19,000
Italy 0 9,280 9,280 13.5 12,750 12,764 210.5 10,730
Japan 4.48 1,291.3 1,295.8 103.3 4,810.7 4,913.7 39
United States 1,867 1,867 4,383 13.8 1.28 !1.28-1.67 4.79 !3.62-6.14
Spain 1 354 355 23.3 4,191 4,214 91.3 7,912
China 2,200 3,093 2.3
France 0.1 1,634 1,634 29.4 2,802 2,831 43.5 1,800
Czech Republic 0 0 0 0.4 1,959 1,959 186.0 2,118
Belgium 0 776 776 0.1 1,812 1,812 165.5 1,282
Australia 76 761 837 163.78 1244.16 1,407.9 56.4
United Kingdom 0.3 937 937 2.3 1,012 1,014 16.2 259
South Korea 0 156.7 156.7 6 806.3 812.3 15.4
Greece 0.1 426 426 7 624 631 55.8 544
Canada 364 563 16.6
Slovakia 0.1 314 314 0.1 488 488 89.8 400
India 300 461 0.4
Switzerland 126 260 32
Israel 130 190 23.9
Austria 0.69 90.98 91.64 4.5 182.67 187.17 20.7 163
Portugal 0.1 12.6 12.7 3.2 140 144 13.5 265
Ukraine 188 190 4.1
Bulgaria 0.4 100 100 0.7 132 133 17.7 120
Netherlands 0 30 30 5 113 118 7.1 86
Taiwan 70 102 4.4
Thailand 50 100
Slovenia 0 44.9 44.9 0.1 90.3 90.4 44.1 60
South Africa 1 41 0.8
Mexico 10 40 0.4
Brazil 5 32 0.2
Luxembourg 0 1.2 1.2 0 30.6 30.6 59.9 21
Sweden 0.73 3.59 4.31 6.48 9.27 15.75 2.0 15.0
Denmark 0.2 9.5 9.7 0.8 15.88 16.68 3.0 12.0
Malta 0 7.7 7.7 0 11.5 11.5 27.4 17.5
Finland 1.5 0 1.5 11 0.2 11.2 2.1 8.0
Malaysia 0 0.9 0.9 11 2.5 13.5 0.4
Cyprus 0.1 3.8 3.8 0.7 9.3 10.1 12.5 12.0
Turkey 5 6 0.1
Hungary 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.4 3.7 4.1 0.4 3.3
Romania 0 1 1 0.6 2.3 2.9 0.1 2.0
Poland 0 0 0 1.3 0.5 1.8 0.0 1.7
Latvia 0 1.5 1.5 0 1.5 1.5 0.7
Ireland 0 0 0 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.5
Estonia 0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1
Lithuania 0 0 0 0.1 0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Norway 0 0.1 0.02
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