In 2021, the European Union's solar PV workforce amounted to a total of 465,595 full-time equivalents (FTEs). This figure is forecast to grow in the upcoming years, reaching over 540 thousand FTEs by 2026 under a low-ambition scenario. Meanwhile, under a high-ambition scenario, solar PV employment across the European Union could surpass one billion FTEs by that same year.
Number of solar PV employees in the European Union in 2021, with an outlook for 2022 and 2026, by scenario
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SolarPower Europe. (September 21, 2022). Number of solar PV employees in the European Union in 2021, with an outlook for 2022 and 2026, by scenario (in full-time equivalents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364710/forecast-solar-pv-employment-by-scenario-european-union/
SolarPower Europe. "Number of solar PV employees in the European Union in 2021, with an outlook for 2022 and 2026, by scenario (in full-time equivalents)." Chart. September 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364710/forecast-solar-pv-employment-by-scenario-european-union/
SolarPower Europe. (2022). Number of solar PV employees in the European Union in 2021, with an outlook for 2022 and 2026, by scenario (in full-time equivalents). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364710/forecast-solar-pv-employment-by-scenario-european-union/
SolarPower Europe. "Number of Solar Pv Employees in The European Union in 2021, with An Outlook for 2022 and 2026, by Scenario (in Full-time Equivalents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364710/forecast-solar-pv-employment-by-scenario-european-union/
SolarPower Europe, Number of solar PV employees in the European Union in 2021, with an outlook for 2022 and 2026, by scenario (in full-time equivalents) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364710/forecast-solar-pv-employment-by-scenario-european-union/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of solar PV employees in the European Union in 2021, with an outlook for 2022 and 2026, by scenario (in full-time equivalents) [Graph], SolarPower Europe, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364710/forecast-solar-pv-employment-by-scenario-european-union/
