The global manufacturing capacity for solar photovoltaic wafers amounted to 367 gigawatts in 2021. Meanwhile, the manufacturing capacity for cells and modules worldwide was 409 and 461 gigawatts, respectively. China dominates the solar PV manufacturing landscape.
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Visual Capitalist. (March 28, 2023). Manufacturing capacity of solar photovoltaic components worldwide in 2021 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385404/global-solar-photovoltaic-components-manufacturing-capacity/
Visual Capitalist. "Manufacturing capacity of solar photovoltaic components worldwide in 2021 (in gigawatts)." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385404/global-solar-photovoltaic-components-manufacturing-capacity/
Visual Capitalist. (2023). Manufacturing capacity of solar photovoltaic components worldwide in 2021 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385404/global-solar-photovoltaic-components-manufacturing-capacity/
Visual Capitalist. "Manufacturing Capacity of Solar Photovoltaic Components Worldwide in 2021 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385404/global-solar-photovoltaic-components-manufacturing-capacity/
Visual Capitalist, Manufacturing capacity of solar photovoltaic components worldwide in 2021 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385404/global-solar-photovoltaic-components-manufacturing-capacity/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Manufacturing capacity of solar photovoltaic components worldwide in 2021 (in gigawatts) [Graph], Visual Capitalist, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385404/global-solar-photovoltaic-components-manufacturing-capacity/