In 2022, Germany was the country with the greatest electricity production volume amongst all EU members, at 60,787 gigawatt hours. This was more than the combined production of Italy and Spain.
Annual volume of electricity produced from solar photovoltaic in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by country (in gigawatt hours)
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EurObserv'ER. (May 5, 2023). Annual volume of electricity produced from solar photovoltaic in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by country (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/863238/solar-photovoltaic-power-electricity-production-volume-european-union-eu-28/
EurObserv'ER. "Annual volume of electricity produced from solar photovoltaic in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by country (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. May 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/863238/solar-photovoltaic-power-electricity-production-volume-european-union-eu-28/
EurObserv'ER. (2023). Annual volume of electricity produced from solar photovoltaic in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by country (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/863238/solar-photovoltaic-power-electricity-production-volume-european-union-eu-28/
EurObserv'ER. "Annual Volume of Electricity Produced from Solar Photovoltaic in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2022, by Country (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/863238/solar-photovoltaic-power-electricity-production-volume-european-union-eu-28/
EurObserv'ER, Annual volume of electricity produced from solar photovoltaic in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by country (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/863238/solar-photovoltaic-power-electricity-production-volume-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Annual volume of electricity produced from solar photovoltaic in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by country (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], EurObserv'ER, May 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/863238/solar-photovoltaic-power-electricity-production-volume-european-union-eu-28/