This graph illustrates a geographical breakdown of the cumulative installed solar water heating capacity by the end of 2018. China had installed a total of 337.6 gigawatts of solar water heating by the end of that year. This was significantly higher than any other nation, making up 70 percent of the global capacity of 482 thermal gigawatts.
Leading countries by cumulative solar water heating (SWH) system capacity worldwide as of 2018*
(in gigawatts)
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REN21. (June 15, 2020). Leading countries by cumulative solar water heating (SWH) system capacity worldwide as of 2018* (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260697/global-solar-water-heating-capacity/
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REN21. (2020). Leading countries by cumulative solar water heating (SWH) system capacity worldwide as of 2018* (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260697/global-solar-water-heating-capacity/
REN21. "Leading Countries by Cumulative Solar Water Heating (Swh) System Capacity Worldwide as of 2018* (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260697/global-solar-water-heating-capacity/
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