Global solar PV capacity 2023, by select countries and grid connection

Published by Lucía Fernández, Oct 25, 2024

In 2023, the cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in China in the decentralized grid systems was over 255 gigawatts and close to 254 gigawatts in the centralized grid systems. The cumulative capacity of solar photovoltaics in decentralized grid systems came to over 60 gigawatts in the United States in the same year.

Cumulative grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity worldwide in 2023, by select country (in megawatts)

CharacteristicDecentralizedCentralized
China 255,980 435,261
United States 60,096 117,248
Japan 54,517 36,849
Germany 63,916 18,389
Spain 8,346 30,640
Australia 23,165 11,356
Italy 21,060 9,259
South Korea 3,675 23,944
France 12,701 10,963
Canada 2,337 5,003
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Cumulative capacity in megawatts255,980255,98060,09660,09654,51754,51763,91663,9168,3468,34623,16523,16521,06021,0603,6753,67512,70112,7012,3372,337435,261435,261117,248117,24836,84936,84918,38918,38930,64030,64011,35611,3569,2599,25923,94423,94410,96310,9635,0035,003DecentralizedCentralizedChinaUnited StatesJapanGermanySpainAustraliaItalySouth KoreaFranceCanada
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