This statistic represents the predicted global installed solar energy generation capacity from 2017 to 2050, by region. In 2050, an estimated 381.4 gigawatts of solar energy generating capacity will be installed in the OECD Americas region.
Projected installed solar power generation capacity worldwide from 2017 to 2050, by region
(in gigawatts)
According to the source, projections were made based on a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends.
Figures for 2017 are historically accurate.
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EIA. (September 14, 2017). Projected installed solar power generation capacity worldwide from 2017 to 2050, by region (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209534/world-solar-electricity-generation-by-region/
EIA. "Projected installed solar power generation capacity worldwide from 2017 to 2050, by region (in gigawatts)." Chart. September 14, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209534/world-solar-electricity-generation-by-region/
EIA. (2017). Projected installed solar power generation capacity worldwide from 2017 to 2050, by region (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209534/world-solar-electricity-generation-by-region/
EIA. "Projected Installed Solar Power Generation Capacity Worldwide from 2017 to 2050, by Region (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209534/world-solar-electricity-generation-by-region/
EIA, Projected installed solar power generation capacity worldwide from 2017 to 2050, by region (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209534/world-solar-electricity-generation-by-region/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Projected installed solar power generation capacity worldwide from 2017 to 2050, by region (in gigawatts) [Graph], EIA, September 14, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209534/world-solar-electricity-generation-by-region/
