In 2022, the capacity of operational solar thermal collectors was the highest in China, with some 396 gigawatts thermal installed. Turkey and the United States followed with a solar thermal capacity of 19.2 and 18.4 gigawatts thermal, respectively.
Capacity of solar thermal collectors in operation worldwide in 2022, by leading country
(in megawatts thermal)
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International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme. (June 5, 2024). Capacity of solar thermal collectors in operation worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in megawatts thermal) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545777/installed-solar-thermal-collector-capacity-worldwide-by-country/
International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme. "Capacity of solar thermal collectors in operation worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in megawatts thermal)." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545777/installed-solar-thermal-collector-capacity-worldwide-by-country/
International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme. (2024). Capacity of solar thermal collectors in operation worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in megawatts thermal). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545777/installed-solar-thermal-collector-capacity-worldwide-by-country/
International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme. "Capacity of Solar Thermal Collectors in Operation Worldwide in 2022, by Leading Country (in Megawatts Thermal)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545777/installed-solar-thermal-collector-capacity-worldwide-by-country/
International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme, Capacity of solar thermal collectors in operation worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in megawatts thermal) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545777/installed-solar-thermal-collector-capacity-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Capacity of solar thermal collectors in operation worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in megawatts thermal) [Graph], International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme, June 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545777/installed-solar-thermal-collector-capacity-worldwide-by-country/
