Physics:History of photovoltaic growth

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The history of photovoltaic growth includes previous forecast and annual deployment figures by country.

Deployment reports

Most PV deployment figures in this article are provided by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association in the "Global Outlook for Photovoltaics" report, the Observatoire des énergies renouvelables or EurObserv'ER's "Photovoltaic Barometer" report, and the IEA-PVPS (photovoltaic power systems) "Snapshot" and "Trends" report.

History of European PV deployment in watts per capita since 1992.
  <0.1, n/a
  0.1–1
  1–10
  10–50
  50–100
  100–150
  150–200
  200–300
  300–450
  >450
  • EPIA
List of reports - Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics
  • 2014 – Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2014–2018[1]
  • 2013 – Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2013–2017[2]
  • 2012 – Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics until 2016[3]
  • 2011 – Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics until 2015[4]
  • 2010 – Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics until 2014[5]
  • 2009 – Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics until 2013[6]
  • 2008 – Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics until 2012[7]
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) represents members of the entire PV industry from silicon producers to cells and module manufactures and PV systems installers to PV electricity generation as well as marketing and sales. EPIA releases its annual Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics report in May/June.
  • PV-Barometer
List of reports - Photovoltaic Barometer report
  • 2015 – figures for year 2013 and 2014[8]
  • 2014 – figures for year 2012 and 2013[9]
  • 2013 – figures for year 2011 and 2012[10]
  • 2012 – figures for year 2010 and 2011[11]
  • 2011 – figures for year 2009 and 2010[12]
  • 2010 – figures for year 2008 and 2009[13]
EUROBSER'VER (Observatoire des énergies renouvelables) was set up in 1980, and is composed of engineers and experts releasing the Photovoltaic Barometer report containing early, year-end PV deployment figures for the 28 member states of the European Union.[14] Eurobserver works closely together with several French ministries and is co-founded by the European Commission's IEE programm.[15]
  • IEA-PVPS
List of reports - PVPS Snapshot of Global PV and Trends
  • 2015 – Snapshot of Global PV 1992-2014[16]
  • 2014 – Trends 2014 in Photovoltaic Applications – Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2013[17]
  • 2014 – Snapshot of Global PV 1992-2013[18]
  • 2014 – Trends 2013 in Photovoltaic Applications – Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2012[19]
  • 2013 – Snapshot of Global PV 1992-2012[20]
  • 2011 – Trends in Photovoltaic Applications – Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2010[21]
  • 2010 – Trends in Photovoltaic Applications – Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2009[22]
  • 2009 – Trends in Photovoltaic Applications – Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2008[23]
  • 2007 – Trends in Photovoltaic Applications – Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2006[24]
The IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D agreements established within the IEA and, since its establishment in 1993, the PVPS participants have been conducting a variety of joint projects in the application of photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into electricity. Its annual "Snapshot" report is released in early April and provides the first and detailed figures of worldwide PV-deployment of the previous year. An overview of all international statistics PDF reports since 1995 can be found on IEA-PVPS' Statistic Reports website.

Deployment by country

Grid parity for solar PV systems around the world
  Reached grid-parity before 2014
  Reached grid-parity after 2014
  Reached grid-parity only for peak prices
  U.S. states poised to reach grid-parity
Source: Deutsche Bank, as of February 2015
Number of countries with PV
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Growing number of solar gigawatt-markets
2015
See section Forecast for projected photovoltaic deployment in 2015
2014
2014 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW
Global PV capacity by country in MWp 2014(d)
Country Capacity
2014 		Added
2014 		Source(a)
Australia Australia 4,136 910 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Austria Austria 767 140 EPIA-GMO
Belgium Belgium 3,115 75 IEA-PVPS AR2014
Brazil Brazil n.a. 22 [26]
Bulgaria Bulgaria 1,022 2 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Canada Canada(b,c) 1,710 500 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Chile Chile 368 365 IEA-PVPS snapshot
China China 28,050 10,640 IEA-PVPS AR2014
Croatia Croatia 33 13 EPIA-GMO
Cyprus Cyprus 65 30 PV Barometer
Czech Republic Czech Republic 2,134 2 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Denmark Denmark 608 47 EPIA-GMO
Finland Finland 10 – PV Barometer
France France 5,632 927 EPIA-GMO
Germany Germany 38,235 1,898 EPIA-GMO
Greece Greece 2,596 17 EPIA-GMO
Guatemala Guatemala n.a. 6 [26]
Template:Country data HON Honduras n.a. 5 [26]
Hungary Hungary 38 3 PV Barometer
India India 2,936 616 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Ireland Ireland 1 0.1 PV Barometer
Israel Israel 731 250 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Italy Italy 18,313 385 EPIA-GMO
Japan Japan(b) 23,300 9,700 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Latvia Latvia 2 – PV Barometer
Lithuania Lithuania 68 – PV Barometer
Luxembourg Luxembourg 110 15 PV Barometer
Malaysia Malaysia 160 87 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Malta Malta 54 26 PV Barometer
Mexico Mexico 176 64 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Netherlands Netherlands(c) 1,042 400 EPIA-GMO
Norway Norway 13 2 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Philippines Philippines n.a. n.a. not yet avail.
Poland Poland 34 27 EPIA-GMO
Portugal Portugal 414 115 EPIA-GMO
Romania Romania 1,223 72 EPIA-GMO
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia n.a. n.a. not yet avail.
Slovakia Slovakia 524 0.4 EPIA-GMO
Slovenia Slovenia 256 8 PV Barometer
South Africa South Africa 922 800 IEA-PVPS snapshot
South Korea South Korea(c) 2,384 909 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Spain Spain(b) 5,388 22 EPIA-GMO
Sweden Sweden 79 36 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Switzerland   Switzerland 1,046 320 EPIA-GMO
Taiwan Taiwan 776 400 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Thailand Thailand 1,299 475 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Turkey Turkey 58 40 IEA-PVPS snapshot
Ukraine Ukraine n.a. n.a. not yet avail.
United Kingdom United Kingdom 5,230 2,402 EPIA-GMO
United States United States 18,280 6,201 IEA-PVPS snapshot
(a) Data sources:
  • IEA-PVPS, Snapshot of Global PV 1992–2014 report[16]:15
  • IEA-PVPS, Annual Report 2014 (AR2014)[27]
  • Photovoltaic Barometer, April 2015[8]:8–9
  • EPIA-SolarPower Europe, Global Market Outlook, June 2015[28]:23

(b) Reconverted to watt-peak from MWAC[lower-alpha 1][16]:11
(c) Official estimates only. Likely to change.[16]:15
(d) Note: nameplate capacity always given in MWp

Photovoltaic Barometer report – PV capacity in the European Union in 2014[8]:7–10
Country Added 2014 (MW) Total 2014 (MW) Generation 2014
off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity Watt per
capita 		in
GWh 		in
%
Austria Austria – 140.0 140.0 4.5 766.0 770.5 90.6 766.0 –
Belgium Belgium – 65.2 65.2 0.1 3,105.2 3,105.3 277.2 2,768.0 –
Bulgaria Bulgaria – 1.3 1.3 0.7 1,019.7 1,020.4 140.8 1,244.5 –
Croatia Croatia 0.2 14.0 14.2 0.7 33.5 34.2 8.1 35.3 –
Cyprus Cyprus 0.2 29.7 30.0 1.1 63.6 64.8 75.5 104.0 –
Czech Republic Czech Republic – – – 0.4 2,060.6 2,061.0 196.1 2,121.7 –
Denmark Denmark 0.1 29.0 29.1 1.5 600.0 601.5 106.9 557.0 –
Estonia Estonia – – – 0.1 – 0.2 0.1 0.6 –
Finland Finland – – – 10.0 0.2 10.2 1.9 5.9 –
France France 0.1 974.9 975.0 10.8 5,589.0 4,697.6 87.6 5,500.0 –
Germany Germany – 1,899.0 1,899.0 65.0 38,236.0 38,301.0 474.1 34,930.0 –
Greece Greece – 16.9 16.9 7.0 2,595.8 2,602.8 236.8 3,856.0 –
Hungary Hungary 0.1 3.1 3.2 0.7 37.5 38.2 3.9 26.8 –
Ireland Ireland 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.7 –
Italy Italy 1.0 384.0 385.0 13.0 18,437.0 18,450.0 303.5 23,299.0 –
Latvia Latvia – – – – 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.0 –
Lithuania Lithuania – – – 0.1 68.0 68.1 23.1 73.0 –
Luxembourg Luxembourg – 15.0 15.0 – 110.0 110.0 200.1 120.0 –
Malta Malta – 26.0 26.0 – 54.2 54.2 127.5 57.8 –
Netherlands Netherlands – 361.0 361.0 5.0 1,095.0 1,100.0 65.4 800.0 –
Poland Poland 0.5 19.7 20.2 2.9 21.5 24.4 0.6 19.2 –
Portugal Portugal 1.2 115.0 116.2 5.0 414.0 419.0 40.2 631.0 –
Romania Romania – 270.5 270.5 – 1,292.6 1,292.6 64.8 1,355.2 –
Slovakia Slovakia – 2.0 2.0 0.1 590.0 590.1 109.0 590.0 –
Slovenia Slovenia – 7.7 7.7 0.1 255.9 256.0 124.2 244.6 –
Spain Spain 0.3 21.0 21.3 25.5 4,761.8 4,787.3 102.7 8,211.0 –
Sweden Sweden 1.1 35.1 36.2 9.5 69.9 79.4 8.2 71.5 –
United Kingdom United Kingdom – 2,448.0 2,448.0 2.3 5,228.0 5,230.3 81.3 3,931.0 –
European Union European Union 4.9 6,878.4 6,883.3 167.1 86,506.8 86,673.9 171.5 91,319.7 –
Country off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity Watt per
capita 		in
GWh 		in
%
Added 2014 (MW) Total 2014 (MW) Generation 2014
2013
2013 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW
Worldwide

In 2013, worldwide deployment of solar PV amounted to almost 40 GW (39,953 MW)—an increase of about 35 percent over the previous year. Cumulated capacity increased by 38 percent to more than 139 GW. This is sufficient to generate at least 160 terawatt-hours (TWh) or 0.85 percent of the world's total electricity consumption of 18,400 TWh.[18]:5,13[17]:9

Cumulative PV capacity by region in 2013[1]:17

  Europe (58.7%)
  APAC (15.8%)
  China (13.4%)
  North America (9.9%)
  MEA (0.7%)
  Rest of the World (1.5%)
Worldwide installed capacity in 2013
Report Cumulative (MWp) Installed (MWp) Release date Type Ref
IEA-PVPS snapshot >134,000 >36,900 April 2014 preliminary figures [18]:14
EPIA outlook 138,856 38,352 June 2014 detailed figures [1]:24
IEA-PVPS trends 139,795 39,953 October 2014 final figures [17]:34
An uncertainty in Chinese deployment was the reason for a significant discrepancy between EPIA's outlook and IEA's Trends reports. EPIA did not take 1.1 GW of additional Chinese deployment into account, since at the time it was unsure whether these installations were connected to the grid.[1]:5 In IEA's final Trends report, the confirmed figures not only raised domestic Chinese deployment from 11.8 GW to 12.92 GW, but also contributed to increase global figures to almost 40 GW.
Regions

In 2013, Asia has been the fastest growing region, with China and Japan accounting for 49% of worldwide deployment. About a quarter has been installed in Europe (10,975 MW). The remaining quarter of the 38,400 MW deployed in 2013 is split between North America and other countries.

Europe is still the most developed region with a cumulative capacity of 81.5 GW, about 59 percent of the global total, followed by the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), including countries such as Japan, India and Australia with 22 GW or about 16 percent of worldwide cumulative capacity (due to its significance, China is excluded from the APAC region in all PV statistics and listed separately). European solar PV now covers 3 percent of the electricity demand and 6 percent of the peak electricity demand. However, deployment in Europe has slowed down by half compared to the record year of 2011, and will most likely continue to decrease. This is mainly due to the strong decline of new installations in Germany and Italy.[1]:18

Cumulative capacity in the MEA (Middle East and Africa) region and ROW (rest of the world) accounted for less than 3 GW or about 2.2% of the global total. A great untapped potential remains for many of these countries, especially in the Sunbelt.[1]:19,23

Countries

Added PV capacity by country in 2013[17]:33–34[lower-alpha 2]

  China & Taiwan (32.8%)
  Japan (17.4%)
  United States (11.9%)
  Canada (1.1%)
  Germany (8.3%)
  Italy (4.1%)
  United Kingdom (3.9%)
  Rest of Europe (11.9%)
  India (2.8%)
  Australia (2.0%)
  South Korea (1.1%)
  Thailand (1.1%)
  Rest of the World (1.6%)

In 2013, the world's top installer were China (+12.92 GW), followed by Japan (+6.97 GW) and the United States (+4.75 GW), while Germany remained the world's largest overall producer of power from solar PV, with a total capacity around 36 GW and contributing 5.7% to its net electricity consumption. Italy met more than 7% of its electricity demands with solar PV, thus leading the world in that respect.

Top 10 PV countries of Year 2013 in (MW)
Total capacity
1. Germany Germany 35,766
2. China China 19,720
3. Italy Italy 18,074
4. Japan Japan 13,599
5. United States United States 12,079
6. Spain Spain 5,340
7. France France 4,733
8. United Kingdom UK 3,377
9. Australia Australia 3,226
10. Belgium Belgium 3,009
Added capacity
1. China China 12,920
2. Japan Japan 6,968
3. United States United States 4,751
4. Germany Germany 3,304
5. Italy Italy 1,620
6. United Kingdom UK 1,546
7. India India 1,115
8. Romania Romania 1,100
9. Greece Greece 1,043
10. Australia Australia 811

Data from the EPIA's Global Market Outlook 2014-2018 report[1]:24 and partially updated with figures from the IEA-PVPS Trends 2014 report[17]:34

The top ten leading countries in terms of deployed and overall PV-capacity are shown above. Other mentionable PV deployments above the 100-megawatt mark included France (643 MW), Canada (445 MW), South Korea (445 MW), Thailand (437 MW), The Netherlands (360 MW), Switzerland (319 MW), Ukraine (290 MW), Austria (263 MW), Israel (244 MW), Belgium (237 MW), Taiwan (170 MW) Denmark (156 MW) and Spain (116 MW).[17]:33–34

2013—Global PV capacity by country in MWp
Country Capacity
2013 		Added
2013 		Source(A)
Australia Australia 3,226 811 IEA-PVPS trends
Austria Austria 626 263 IEA-PVPS trends
Belgium Belgium 3,009 237 IEA-PVPS trends
Brazil Brazil 32 ? ?
Bulgaria Bulgaria 1,020 10 EPIA outlook
Canada Canada 1,210 445 IEA-PVPS trends
Chile Chile 3 2 original.[29] Revised cume in 2015[16]
China China 19,720 12,920 IEA-PVPS trends
Croatia Croatia 20 20 EPIA outlook
Cyprus Cyprus 32 15 EPIA outlook
Czech Republic Czech Republic 2,175 88 EPIA outlook
Denmark Denmark 563 156 IEA-PVPS trends
Finland Finland 11 0 EPIA outlook
France France 4,733 643 IEA-PVPS trends
Germany Germany 35,766 3,304 IEA-PVPS trends
Greece Greece 2,579 1,043 EPIA outlook
Hungary Hungary 22 10 EPIA outlook
India India 2,320 1,115 IEA-PVPS trends
Ireland Ireland 3 0 EPIA outlook
Israel Israel 481 244 IEA-PVPS trends
Italy Italy 18,074 1,620 IEA-PVPS trends
Japan Japan 13,599 6,968 IEA-PVPS trends
Latvia Latvia 1 0 EPIA outlook
Lithuania Lithuania 6 0 EPIA outlook
Luxembourg Luxembourg 30 0 EPIA outlook
 Malaysia 73 48 IEA-PVPS trends
Malta Malta 23 7 EPIA outlook
Mexico Mexico 112 60 IEA-PVPS Trends
Netherlands Netherlands 723 360 IEA-PVPS trends
Norway Norway 11 1 IEA-PVPS trends
Poland Poland 7 1 EPIA outlook
Portugal Portugal 281 53 IEA-PVPS trends
Romania Romania 1,151 1,100 EPIA outlook
Slovakia Slovakia 524 1 EPIA outlook
Slovenia Slovenia 212 11 EPIA outlook
South Africa South Africa 122 92 IEA-PVPS[lower-alpha 3] revised in 2015[16]
South Korea South Korea 1,475 445 IEA-PVPS trends
Spain Spain 5,340 116 EPIA outlook[lower-alpha 4]
Sweden Sweden 43 19 IEA-PVPS trends
Switzerland   Switzerland 756 319 IEA-PVPS trends
Taiwan Taiwan 376 170 IEA-PVPS trends
Thailand Thailand 824 437 IEA-PVPS trends
Turkey Turkey 18 6 IEA-PVPS trends
Ukraine Ukraine 616 290 EPIA outlook
United Kingdom United Kingdom 3,377 1,546 IEA-PVPS trends
United States United States 12,079 4,751 IEA-PVPS trends
Listed countries account for 39,666 MW or 99.3% of worldwide total installations of 39,953 MW in 2013.

(A) Data sources (Nameplate capacity in DC-output not AC):

  • IEA-PVPS — Trends 2014 in Photovoltaic Applications[17]:33–34
  • EPIA — Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2014–2018[1]:24
  • Find additional or alternative information in column source of corresponding record

In 2013, Europe added 11 gigawatts of new PV installation (including non-EU countries). It is still the most developed region with a cumulated total of 81.5 GW, about 59 percent of the worldwide installed capacity. Solar PV now covers 3 percent of the electricity demand and 6 percent of the peak electricity demand. However, European PV deployment has slowed down by half compared to the record year of 2011, and will most likely continue to decrease. This is mainly due to the strong decline of new installations in Germany and Italy.

Photovoltaic Barometer report – PV capacity in the European Union in 2013[9]:5–7,9
Country Added 2013 (MW) Total 2013 (MW) Generation 2013
off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity Watt per
capita 		in
GWh 		in
%
Austria Austria – 268.7 268.7 4.5 685.9 690.4 81.7 686.0 –
Belgium Belgium – 214.9 215.0 0.1 2,983.3 2,983.4 267.3 2,352.0 –
Bulgaria Bulgaria – 104.4 104.4 0.7 1,018.5 1,019.2 139.9 1,348.5 –
Croatia Croatia – 17.2 17.2 0.5 21.2 21.7 5.1 12.3 –
Cyprus Cyprus 0.1 17.5 17.5 0.9 33.9 34.8 40.2 45.8 –
Czech Republic Czech Republic – 110.4 110.4 0.4 2,132.4 2,132.8 202.8 2,070.0 –
Denmark Denmark 0.2 155.0 155.2 1.4 530.0 531.4 94.8 490.0 –
Estonia Estonia – – – 0.1 – 0.2 0.1 0.6 –
Finland Finland – – – 11.0 0.2 11.2 2.1 5.4 –
France France – 613.0 613.0 24.6 4,673.0 4,697.6 71.6 4,900.0 –
Germany Germany 5.0 3,305.0 3,310.0 65.0 35,948 36,013.0 447.2 30,000.0 –
Greece Greece – 1,042.5 1,042.5 7.0 2,578.8 2,585.8 233.7 3,648.0 –
Hungary Hungary 0.1 3.0 3.1 0.6 14.8 15.4 1.6 9.3 –
Ireland Ireland 0.1 – 0.1 0.9 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.7 –
Italy Italy 1.0 1,461.0 1,462.0 12.0 17,602.0 17,614.0 295.1 22,146.0 –
Latvia Latvia – – – – 1.5 1.5 0.7 n.a. –
Lithuania Lithuania – 61.9 61.9 0.1 68.0 68.1 22.9 45.0 –
Luxembourg Luxembourg – 23.3 23.3 – 100.0 100.0 186.2 50.0 –
Malta Malta – 6.0 6.0 – 24.7 24.7 58.7 30.1 –
Netherlands Netherlands – 300.0 300.0 5.0 660.0 665.0 39.6 582.0 –
Poland Poland 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.4 1.8 4.2 0.1 4.0 –
Portugal Portugal 0.5 52.2 52.7 3.8 277.2 281.0 26.8 446.0 –
Romania Romania – 972.7 972.7 – 1,022.0 1,022.0 51.1 397.8 –
Slovakia Slovakia – – – 0.1 537.0 537.1 99.3 600.0 –
Slovenia Slovenia – 33.3 33.3 0.1 254.7 254.8 123.8 240.0 –
Spain Spain 0.4 102.0 102.4 25.0 4,680.5 4,705.5 100.7 8,289.0 –
Sweden Sweden 1.1 17.9 19.0 8.4 34.7 43.1 4.5 38.8 –
United Kingdom United Kingdom – 1,031.0 1,031.0 2.3 2,737.0 2,739.3 42.9 1,800.0 –
European Union European Union 8.7 9,913.5 9,922.2 177.0 78,621.2 78,798.2 155.8 80,236.0 –
Country off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity Watt per
capita 		in
GWh 		in
%
Added 2013 (MW) Total 2013 (MW) Generation 2013
2012
2012 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW
2012 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW[2][9][10]
Country Capacity Generation
off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Added off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total Watt/
Capita 		GWh %
 Germany 0.0 7,604 7,604 55.0 32,643 32,698 398 28,000 5.62%
 Italy 1.0 3,577 3,578 11.0 16,350 16,361 273 18,800 6.70%
 China – – 5,000 – – 8,300 6 6,678 0.14%
 United States – – 3,346 – – 7,777 24 9,750 0.25%
 Japan – – 2,000 – – 7,000 55 6,600 0.77%
 Spain 1.3 193 194 7.3 4,492 4,517 110 8,169 2.84%
 France 0.0 1,079 1,079 24.6 4,003 4,028 61 4,000 0.91%
 Belgium 0.0 599 599 0.1 2,650 2,650 241 2,115 2.90%
 Australia – – 1,000 – – 2,400 105 2,800 1.23%
 Czech Republic 0 109 109 0.4 2,022 2,022 196 2,173 3.11%
 United Kingdom 0 929 929 0 1,829 1,829 29 1,327 0.50%
 Greece 0 912 912 7.0 1,536 1,543 – 1,239 4.26%
 India – – 980 – – 1,205 1 2,115 0.33%
 Korea – – 252 – – 1,064 22 920 0.20%
 Bulgaria 0.0 721 721 0.7 933 933 123 534 3.40%
 Canada – – 268 – – 765 22 860 0.17%
 Slovakia 0.0 30 30 0.1 517 517 95 500 1.99%
 Austria 0.0 235 235 4.5 417 422 50 300 0.62%
  Switzerland – – 200 – – 410 53 370 0.64%
 Denmark 0.0 375 375 1.7 390 392 70 114 1.09%
 Ukraine – – 188 – – 373 8 410 0.31%
 Thailand – – 210 – – 359 5 530 0.40%
 Netherlands 0.0 175 175 2.0 316 321 16 200 0.21%
 Israel – – 60 – – 250 31 310 0.68%
 Portugal 0.1 68 68 0.6 226 229 22 360 0.74%
 Slovenia 0.0 117 117 24.6 217 217 97 121 1.70%
 Taiwan – – 104 – – 206 9 – –
 Mexico – – 15 – – 38 0.3 83 0.04%
 Luxembourg 0 7 7 0 47 47 59 30 0.44%
 South Africa – – 40 – – 41 0.08 – –
 Malaysia – – 22 – – 36 1 34 0.04%
 Romania – – 26 – – 30 2 – –
 Sweden 0.8 7 8 2.3 17 24 2 21 0.01%
 Malta 0 12 12 5.0 19 19 29 14 0.89%
 Cyprus 0 7 7 0.8 16 17 11 20 0.31%
 Brazil – – 12 – – 17 0.1 – –
 Peru – – 15 – – 15 0.5 – –
 Finland 0 0 0 11.0 0 11 – 8 0.00%
 Norway – – 0 – – 9 – 7 0.01%
 Turkey – – 2 – – 9 0.1 10 0.01%
 Lithuania 0 6 6 0.0 6 6.1 2 2 0.05%
 Chile – – 2 – – 6 0.3 2 –
 Hungary 0 1 1 0.5 3 3.74 – 5 0.01%
 Poland 1.1 0 1 3.3 1 3.4 0.1 4 0.00%
 Latvia 0 0 0 0.1 1.5 1.51 0.3 0 0.01%
 Ireland 0 0 0 0.6 0.1 0.69 – 0 0.01%
 Croatia – – 0.2 – – 0.2 0.04 – –
 Estonia 0 0 0 0.13 0.02 0.15 0.1 0 0.00%
Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Added off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total Watt/
Capita 		GWh %
Capacity Generation
2011
2011 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW
2011 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW[3][11]
Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2011
 off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2011
 Wp/capita
Total 		2011
Generation
(GWh)
 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 3,965 4,383 13.8
 Spain 1 354 355 23.3 4,191 4,214 91.3 7,912
 China 15 2,485 2,500 118 3,166 3,300 2.4
 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[30]
 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
Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2011 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2011 		Wp/capita
Total 		2011
Generation
(GWh)
2010
2010 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW
2010 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW[11][12][21]
Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2010 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2010 		Watt/
Capita 		Module
Price
US$/Wp 		Feed-in Tariff
US$/kW·h
 Germany 5 7,406 7,411 50 17,320 17,370 212.3 – –
 Spain 1 369 370 21.1 3,787 3,808 82.8 – –
 Japan 4.2 986.8 991.0 98.8 3,519 3,618 28.3 – –
 Italy 0.1 2,321 2,321 13.5 3,465 3,478 57.6 – –
 United States 31 887 918 440 2,094 2,534 8.1 1.48 1.48-2.36


–
 Czech Republic 0 1,490 1,490 0.4 1,952.7 1,953 185.9 – –
 France 0.1 719.0 719.1 29.4 1,025 1,054 16.3 – –
 China – – 520.0 – – 893.0 – – –
 Belgium 0 213.4 213.4 0.1 787.4 787.5 72.6 – –
 South Korea 0 131.2 131.2 6.0 649.6 655.6 13.4 – –
 Australia 3.8 379.5 383.3 87.8 483.1 570.9 25.2 – –
 Canada 24.9 171.7 196.6 60.1 231.0 291.1 8.4 – –
 Greece 0.1 150.3 150.4 6.9 198.5 205.4 18.2 – –
 India – – 69.0 – – 189.0 – – –
    Switzerland 0.2 25.5 25.7 4 69.6 73.6 9.7 3.0 3.0-3.5


14.7 14.7


 Netherlands 0.091 10.58 10.67 5 62.5 67.5 4.1 – –
 Austria 0.25 19.96 20.21 3.61 48.99 52.60 6.4 3.0 3.0-3.2


26.4 26.4


 United Kingdom 0.155 6.922 7.077 0 26.4 26.4 0.4 – –
 Mexico 2.47 0.80 3.27 23.72 1.30 25.02 0.2 4 4-5


36.2 <36.2


 Israel 0.5 21 21.5 2.9 21.63 24.53 3.4 3.6 3.6-5.1


12.5 12.5


 Portugal 0.2 14.25 14.45 2.841 15.03 17.87 1.7 2.1 2.1-4.2


10.3 10.3-19.2


 Malaysia 2 0.287 2.287 10 1.063 11.06 0.4 3.71 3.71


13.5 <13.5


 Slovenia 0 6.9 6.9 0.1 8.9 9.0 4.1 – –
 Sweden 0.338 0.516 0.854 5.169 3.595 8.764 1.0 2.4 2.4-6.5


18.3 18.3-20.9


 Norway 0.32 0 0.32 8.530 0.132 8.662 1.9 – 11.1 11.1–14.3


 Finland 2.0 0 2.0 7.5 0.2 7.6 1.4 – –
 Luxembourg 0 1.8 1.8 0 5.7 5.7 52.4 – –
 Bulgaria 0 4.3 4.3 0 5.7 5.7 0.8 – –
 Denmark 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.540 4.025 4.565 0.8 2.8 2.8-4.7


37.5 37.5


 Turkey 0.9 0.1 1 4.5 0.5 5 0.1 2.8 2.8-4.2


13.3 13.3


Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2010 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2010 		Watt/
Capita 		Module
Price
US$/Wp 		Feed-in Tariff
US$/kW·h
2009
2009 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW
2009 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW[22]
Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2009 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2009 		Watt/
Capita 		Module
Price
US$/Wp 		Feed-in Tariff
US$/kW·h
 Germany 5 3,840 3,845 45 9,800 9,845 119.6 2.1 2.1-3.5


31.5 31.5


 Spain 0 60 60 31 3,492 3,523 76.1 1.6 1.6-3.5


–
 Japan 3.8 479.2 483.0 95 2,533 2,627 20.7 4.3 4.3


19.1 19.1-25.8


 United States 40 433.1 473.1 410 1,232 1,642 5.3 1.85 1.85-2.2


10.4 10.4


 Italy 0 723 723 13 1168 1,181 20.3 2.2 2.2-3.0


23.6 23.6


 South Korea 0 84.4 84.4 5.9 436.0 441.9 9.1 1.9 1.9-2.0


13.3 13.3-19.6


 France 0.2 250 250.2 23 407 430 6.7 1.5 1.5-2.8


–
 Australia 10.56 68.57 79.13 83.91 99.7 183.65 8.3 2.3 2.3-4.7


10.2 10.2-15.6


 Portugal 0.1 34.15 34.25 3.05 99.15 102.2 9.5 2.1 2.1-4.2


10.3 10.3-19.2


 Canada 7.71 54.14 61.85 35.2 59.37 94.57 2.8 2.9 2.9


6.1 6.1


  Switzerland 0.2 25.5 25.7 4 69.6 73.6 9.7 3.0 3.0-3.5


14.7 14.7


 Netherlands 0.091 10.58 10.67 5 62.5 67.5 4.1 – –
 Austria 0.25 19.96 20.21 3.61 48.99 52.60 6.4 3.0 3.0-3.2


26.4 26.4


 United Kingdom 0.155 6.922 7.077 1.75 27.85 29.59 0.4 – –
 Mexico 2.47 0.80 3.27 23.72 1.30 25.02 0.2 4 4-5


36.2 <36.2


 Israel 0.5 21 21.5 2.9 21.63 24.53 3.4 3.6 3.6-5.1


12.5 12.5


 Malaysia 2 0.287 2.287 10 1.063 11.06 0.4 3.71 3.71


13.5 <13.5


 Sweden 0.338 0.516 0.854 5.169 3.595 8.764 1.0 2.4 2.4-6.5


18.3 18.3-20.9


 Norway 0.32 0 0.32 8.530 0.132 8.662 1.9 – 11.1 11.1–14.3


 Turkey 0.9 0.1 1 4.5 0.5 5 0.1 2.8 2.8-4.2


18.0 18.0


 Denmark 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.540 4.025 4.565 0.8 2.8 2.8-4.7


37.5 37.5


Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2009 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2009 		Watt/
Capita 		Module
Price
US$/Wp 		Feed-in Tariff
US$/kW·h
2008
2008 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW
2008 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW[23]
Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2008 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2008
 Watt/
Capita
 Germany 4.5 1,500 1,504.5 40 5,300 5,340 64.7
 Spain 1 60 2,661 31 3,323 3,354 77.1
 Japan 0.7 224.6 225.3 90.8 2,053 2,144 16.8
 United States 45 293 338 370 798.5 1,168.5 3.9
 Italy 0.2 337.9 338.1 13.3 445 458.3 7.8
 South Korea 0 276.3 276.3 5.9 351.6 357.5 7.3
 France 0.4 104.1 104.5 22.9 156.8 179.7 2.9
 Australia 6.9 15.1 22.0 73.3 31.2 104.5 5.1
 Portugal 0.1 49.98 50.08 2.941 65.01 67.95 6.7
 Netherlands 0.21 4.2 4.4 5.2 52 57.2 3.5
  Switzerland 0.2 11.5 11.7 3.8 44 47.9 6.4
 Canada 4.62 2.33 6.94 27.48 5.24 32.7 1.0
 Austria 0.13 4.55 4.69 3.36 29.03 32.39 4.0
 United Kingdom 0.12 4.3 4.42 1.59 20.92 22.51 0.3
 Mexico 0.80 0.20 1.00 21.25 0.50 21.75 0.2
 Malaysia 1.6 0.135 1.76 8 0.776 8.776 0.4
 Norway 0.35 0 0.35 8.210 0.132 8.342 1.8
 Sweden 0.275 10.403 1.678 4.83 3.08 7.91 0.9
 Turkey 0.675 0.075 0.75 3.75 0.25 4 0.06
 Denmark 0.55 0.135 0.190 0.440 2.825 3.265 0.8
 Israel 0.6 0.6 1.21 2.4 0.62 3.03 0.4
Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2009 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2009 		Watt/
capita
2007
2007 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW

Off grid refers to photovoltaics which are not grid connected. On grid means connected to the local electricity grid. Δ means the amount installed during the previous year. Σ means the total amount installed. Wp/capita refers to the ratio of total installed capacity divided by total population, or total installed Wp per person. Module price is average installed price, in Euros. kW·h/kWp·yr indicates the range of insolation to be expected. While National Report(s) may be cited as source(s) within an International Report, any contradictions in data are resolved by using only the most recent report's data. Exchange rates represent the 2006 annual average of daily rates (OECD Main Economic Indicators June 2007).
Module Price: Lowest:2.5 EUR/Wp (2.83 USD/Wp[31]) in Germany 2003. Uncited insolation data is from maps dating 1991–1995.[32][33]

2007 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW
Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2007 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2007 		Watt/
Capita 		Module
Price
€/Wp 		Feed-in Tariff
EU¢/kWh
 Germany[34] 35 1,100 1,135 35 3,827 3,862 46.8 04.0 4.0–5.3


51.8 51.8–56.8


 Japan[35] 1.562 208.8 210.4 90.15 1,829 1,919 15 02.96 2.96


Ended(2005)
 United States[36] 55 151.5 206.5 325 505.5 830.5 2.8 02.98 2.98


01.2 1.2–31.04(CA)


 Spain 22 490 512 29.8 625.2 655 15.1 03.0 3.0–4.5


18.38 18.38–44.04


 Italy[37] 0.3 69.9 70.2 13.1 107.1 120.2 2.1 03.2 3.2–3.6


36.0 36.0–49.0


 Australia[38] 5.91 6.28 12.19 66.45 16.04 82.49 4.1 04.5 4.5–5.4


0 0–26.4(SA'08)


 South Korea[39] 0 42.87 42.87 5.943 71.66 77.60 1.6 03.50 3.50–3.84


56.5 56.5–59.3


 France[40] 0.993 30.31 31.30 22.55 52.68 75.23 1.2 03.2 3.2–5.1


30.0 30.0–55.0


 Netherlands[41] 0.582 1.023 1.605 5.3 48 53.3 3.3 03.3 3.3–4.5


01.21 1.21–9.7


    Switzerland[42] 0.2 6.3 6.5 3.6 32.6 36.2 4.9 03.18 3.18–3.30


09.53 9.53–50.8


 Austria 0.055 2.061 2.116 3.224 24.48 27.70 3.4 03.6 3.6–4.3


>0
 Canada[43] 3.888 1.403 5.291 22.86 2.911 25.78 0.8 03.76 3.76


0 0–29.48(ON)


 Mexico 0.869 0.15 1.019 20.45 0.3 20.75 0.2 05.44 5.44–6.42


None
 United Kingdom[44] 0.16 3.65 3.81 1.47 16.62 18.09 0.3 03.67 3.67–5.72


0 0–11.74(exprt)


 Portugal[33] 0.2 14.25 14.45 2.841 15.03 17.87 1.7 – –
 Norway[45] 0.32 0.004 0.324 7.86 0.132 7.992 1.7 11.2 11.2


None
 Sweden[46] 0.271 1.121 1.392 4.566 1.676 6.242 0.7 03.24 3.24–7.02


None
 Denmark[47] 0.05 0.125 0.175 0.385 2.69 3.075 0.6 05.36 5.36–8.04


None
 Israel[48] 0.5 0 0.5 1.794 0.025 1.819 0.3 04.3 4.3


13.13 13.13–16.40


Country off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2007 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2007 		Watt/
Capita 		Module
Price
€/Wp 		Feed-in Tariff
EU¢/kW·h
2006
2006 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW

Notes: While National Report(s) may be cited as source(s) within an International Report, any contradictions in data are resolved by using only the most recent report's data. Exchange rates represent the 2006 annual average of daily rates (OECD Main Economic Indicators June 2007)
Module Price: Lowest:2.5 EUR/Wp[24] (2.83 USD/Wp[31]) in Germany 2003. Uncited insolation data is lifted from maps dating 1991–1995.[32][33]

2006 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW[24]
Country Cells
Made 		Modules
Made 		off
grid
Δ 		on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2006 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2006
 Watt/
Capita 		Module
Price
€/Wp 		Feed-in Tariff
EU¢/kWh
 Germany[34] 514.0 341.0 3 950 953 32 2,831 2,863 34.78 4.0–5.3 51.8–56.8
 Japan[35] 919.8 645.4 1.531 285.1 286.6 88.59 1,620 1,709 13.37 2.96 Ended(2005)
 United States[36] 201.6 200.5 37 108 145 270 354 624 2.058 2.98 1.2–31.04(CA)
 Spain 75.3 – 9.1 51.4 60.5 17.8 100.4 118.2 2.620 3.0–4.5 18.38–44.04
 China 380 510 15 – 15 73 – 73 0.055 – –
 Australia[38] 36.0 7.6 7.576 2.145 9.721 60.54 9.765 70.30 3.327 4.5–5.4[49] 0–26.4(SA'08)
 Netherlands[41] 18.0 2.6 0.278 1.243 1.521 5.713 46.99 52.71 3.217 3.3–4.5 1.21–9.7
 Italy[37] 11.0 27.0 0.5 12 12.5 12.8 37.2 50 0.846 3.2–3.6 36.0–49.0
 France 33.5 36.0 1.478 9.412 10.89 21.55 22.38 43.93 0.685 3.2–5.1 30.0–55.0
 South Korea[39] 18.0 16.9 0.28 20.93 21.21 5.943 28.79 34.73 0.716 3.50–3.84 56.5–59.3
 Thailand – 20 6 – 6 30 – 30 0.477 2.5[34] –
  Switzerland[42] 0.03 0.03 0.15 2.5 2.65 3.4 26.3 29.7 3.955 3.18–3.30 9.53–50.8
 Austria – – 0.274 1.29 1.564 3.169 22.42 25.59 3.076 3.6–4.3 >0
 Luxembourg[33] – – – 0.042 0.042 – 23.60 23.60 50.54 – –
 Canada[43] 0 2.35 3.354 0.384 3.738 18.98 1.508 20.48 0.620 3.76 0–29.48(ON)
 Mexico – – 0.938 0.116 1.054 19.59 0.155 19.75 0.185 5.44–6.42 None
 United Kingdom[44] 1.9 89.4 0.376 3.007 3.383 1.3 12.96 14.26 0.232 3.67–5.72 0–11.74(exprt)
 India 43.4[50] 65 6 – 6 12 – 12 0.010 – –
 Norway[45] 37.0 0 0.35 0.053 0.403 7.54 0.128 7.668 1.624 11.2 None
 Greece[33] – – 1.049 0.201 1.25 5.081 1.613 6.694 0.601 – 40.0–50.0
 Sweden[46] 0 55.4 0.302 0.301 0.613 4.285 0.555 4.84 0.529 3.24–7.02 None
 Belgium[33] – – – 2.103 2.103 0.053 4.108 4.161 0.398 – –
 Finland[33] – – – 0.064 0.064 3.779 0.287 4.066 0.768 – –
 Bangladesh – – 1.134 – 1.134 3.6 – 3.6 0.023 – –
 Sri Lanka – – 0.65 – 0.65 3.6 – 3.6 0.187 – –
 Portugal[33] – – 0.25 0.227 0.477 2.691 0.775 3.466 0.326 – –
 Denmark[47] 0 0.525 0.04 0.21 0.25 0.335 2.565 2.9 0.531 5.36–8.04 None
   Nepal – – 0.333 – 0.333 2.333 – 2.333 0.083 – –
 Israel[48] 0 0 0.275 – 0.275 1.294 0.025 1.319 0.183 4.3 13.13–16.40
 Cyprus[33] – – 0.08 0.44 0.52 0.45 0.526 0.976 1.142 – –
 Czech Republic[33] – 42[24] – 0.241 0.241 0.15 0.621 0.771 0.075 – –
 Malaysia[51] 0 0 – .00452 0.00452 – 0.486 0.486 0.018 4.73 None
 Poland[33] – – 0.027 0.087 0.114 0.319 0.112 0.431 0.011 – –
 Slovenia[33] – – – 0.183 0.183 0.098 0.265 0.363 0.180 – –
 Ireland[33] – – – – – 0.3 – 0.3 0.070 – –
 Bulgaria[33] – – 0.12 – 0.12 0.2 – 0.2 0.026 – 38.5–40.0
 Hungary[33] – – – – – 0.09 0.065 0.155 0.015 – –
 Slovakia[33] – – 0.004 – 0.004 0.064 – 0.064 0.012 – –
 Malta[33] – – – 0.033 0.033 – 0.048 0.048 0.118 – –
 Lithuania[33] – – 0.023 – 0.023 0.04 – 0.04 0.012 – –
 Estonia[33] – – 0.005 – 0.005 0.008 – 0.008 0.006 – –
 Latvia[33] – – 0.001 – 0.001 0.006 – 0.006 0.003 – –
Country Cells
Made 		Modules
Made 		off[33] on
grid
Δ 		Installed
2006 		off
grid
Σ 		on
grid
Σ 		Total
2006 		Wp/capita
Total 		Module
Price
€/Wp 		Feed-in Tariff
EU¢/kWh
2005
2005 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW

Original source gives these individual numbers and totals them to 37,500 kW. The 2004 reported total was 30,700 kW.[52] With new installations of 6,800 kW, this would give the reported 37,500 kW.

2005 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW[53]
Country Cumulative Installed in 2005
Off Grid PV [kW] On Grid [kW] Total [kW] Total [kW] Grid-tied [kW]
Germany 29,000 1,400,000 1,429,000 635,000 632,000
Japan 87,057 1,334,851 1,421,908 289,917 287,105
United States 233,000 246,000 479,000 103,000 70,000
Australia 41,841 8,740 60,581 8,280 1,980
Spain 15,800 41,600 57,400 20,400 18,600
Netherlands 4,919 45,857 50,776 1,697 1,547
Italy 12,300 15,200 37,500* 6,800 6,500
France 20,076 12,967 33,043 7,020 5,900
Switzerland 3,250 23,800 27,050 3,950 3,800
Austria 2,895 21,126 24,021 2,961 2,711
Mexico 18,654 40 18,694 513 30
Canada 15,622 1,124 16,746 2,862 612
South Korea 5,663 9,358 15,021 6,487 6,183
United Kingdom 924 9,953 10,877 2,732 2,567
Norway 7,177 75 7,252 362 0
Sweden 3,983 254 4,237 371 0
Denmark 295 2,355 2,650 360 320
Israel 1,019 25 1,044 158 2
2004
2004 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW
2004 – Year-end PV capacity by country in MW[54]
Country Cumulative Installed in 2004
Off-grid PV [kW] Grid-connected [kW] Total [kW] Total [kW] Grid-tied [kW]
Japan 84,245 1,047,746 1,131,991 272,368 267,016
Germany 26,000 768,000 794,000 363,000 360,000
United States 189,600 175,600 365,200 90,000 62,000
Australia 48,640 6,760 52,300 6,670 780
Netherlands 4,769 44,310 49,079 3,162 3,071
Spain 14,000 23,000 37,000 10,000 8,460
Italy 12,000 18,700 30,700 4,700 4,400
France 18,300 8,000 26,300 5,228 4,183
Switzerland 3,100 20,000 23,100 2,100 2,000
Austria 2,687 16,493 19,180 2,347 1,833
Mexico 18,172 10 18,182 1,041 0
Canada 13,372 512 13,884 2,054 107
Korea 5,359 4,533 9,892 3,454 3,106
United Kingdom 776 7,386 8,164 2,261 2,197
Norway 6,813 75 6,888 273 0

Notes

  1. ↑ Displayed figures are recalculated from AC to DC-figure in megawatt-peak (MWp). The AC-to-DC conversion increases figure on average by 15% (normally in the range of 5%–30%)
  2. ↑ Percentage figures based on "IEA-PVPS Trends 2014" report. Worldwide PV installations of 39,953 MW corresponds to 100% in the pie-chart. See table "2013—Global PV Capacity by Country in MW" for absolute figures.
  3. ↑ IEA-PVPS trends 2014 (see reference in footer), noted on page 33, that the country had 30 MW installed at the beginning of 2013. Cumulative of 122 MW comes from the difference in IEA-PVPS snapshot 2015 report.
  4. ↑ Displayed data is EPIA's recalculated DC-figure in megawatt-peak (MWp). Capacity in the original data was reported in AC and amounts to 4,640 MW (cumulative) and 102 MW (installed), as per IEA-PVPS, Trends 2014, p. 34. The conversion results in a difference of approximately 15%. See cited reference.

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