Solar Power in Germany - Statistics

Statistics

Increases in installed solar PV power capacity and generation in recent years is shown in the table below. The solar PV power in Germany has been increasing exponentially for the last 20 years, with a doubling time of 1.5 years.

Year Capacity (MW) Annual yield (GWh) % of consumption
1991 2.0 1.6 <0.001
1992 3.0 3.2 0.001
1993 5.0 5.8 0.001
1994 6.0 8.0 0.002
1995 8.0 11 0.002
1996 11 16 0.003
1997 18 26 0.005
1998 23 32 0.008
1999 32 42 0.008
2000 76 64 0.01
2001 186 76 0.01
2002 296 162 0.03
2003 435 313 0.05
2004 1,105 556 0.09
2005 2,056 1,282 0.2
2006 2,899 2,220 0.4
2007 4,170 3,075 0.5
2008 6,120 4,420 0.7
2009 10,566 6,583 1.1
2010 17,554 11,729 2.0
2011 25,039 19,340 3.2
2012 32,643 28,000 4.7
Photovoltaics (MW)
State 2010 2011
Baden-Württemberg 2,741 3,581
Bavaria 6,323 8,067
Berlin 31 46
Brandenburg 564 1,546
Bremen 14 25
Hamburg 14 22
Hesse 897 1,207
Lower Saxony 1,511 2,284
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 249 520
North Rhine-Westphalia 1,961 2,812
Rhineland-Palatinate 867 1,175
Saarland 163 223
Saxony 527 888
Saxony-Anhalt 408 856
Schleswig-Holstein 674 953
Thuringia 298 519

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