With a long-term global horizontal irradiation (GHI) of nearly six kilowatt hours per m² per day, El Salvador was the Latin American country with the largest theoretical solar photovoltaic potential in 2020. Within South America, Chile led the ranking, with a GHI of 5.76 kilowatt hours per m². Figures represent the sum of direct and diffuse solar irradiation components received by a horizontal surface, but do not consider other environmental conditions or a specific power plant design and mode of operation. Meanwhile, the Andean country also had the largest average solar PV practical potential in the Latin American region.
Global horizontal radiation (GHI) in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2020, by country
(in kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
According to the source, global horizontal irradiation (GHI) is the long-term amount of solar resource available on a horizontal surface on Earth. Figures represent the average for the country territory.
Additional information regarding the methodology can be found here.
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Solargis, & World Bank, & ESMAP. (June 1, 2020). Global horizontal radiation (GHI) in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2020, by country (in kilowatt hours per square meter per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219251/global-horizontal-radiation-latin-america-country/
Solargis, und World Bank, und ESMAP. "Global horizontal radiation (GHI) in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2020, by country (in kilowatt hours per square meter per day)." Chart. June 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219251/global-horizontal-radiation-latin-america-country/
Solargis, World Bank, ESMAP. (2020). Global horizontal radiation (GHI) in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2020, by country (in kilowatt hours per square meter per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219251/global-horizontal-radiation-latin-america-country/
Solargis, and World Bank, and ESMAP. "Global Horizontal Radiation (Ghi) in Latin America and The Caribbean as of 2020, by Country (in Kilowatt Hours per Square Meter per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219251/global-horizontal-radiation-latin-america-country/
Solargis & World Bank & ESMAP, Global horizontal radiation (GHI) in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2020, by country (in kilowatt hours per square meter per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219251/global-horizontal-radiation-latin-america-country/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Global horizontal radiation (GHI) in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2020, by country (in kilowatt hours per square meter per day) [Graph], Solargis, & World Bank, & ESMAP, June 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219251/global-horizontal-radiation-latin-america-country/
