Mexico was the largest solar photovoltaic producer in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, with more than 20.2 terawatt hours produced. Brazil and Chile followed, with 16.8 and 10.6 terawatt hours generated, respectively. These three countries concentrated roughly 80 percent of
Solar photovoltaic energy generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in gigawatts hour)
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IRENA. (July 12, 2023). Solar photovoltaic energy generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in gigawatts hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202629/solar-photovoltaic-generation-latin-america-country/
IRENA. "Solar photovoltaic energy generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in gigawatts hour)." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202629/solar-photovoltaic-generation-latin-america-country/
IRENA. (2023). Solar photovoltaic energy generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in gigawatts hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202629/solar-photovoltaic-generation-latin-america-country/
IRENA. "Solar Photovoltaic Energy Generation in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2021, by Country (in Gigawatts Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202629/solar-photovoltaic-generation-latin-america-country/
IRENA, Solar photovoltaic energy generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in gigawatts hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202629/solar-photovoltaic-generation-latin-america-country/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Solar photovoltaic energy generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in gigawatts hour) [Graph], IRENA, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202629/solar-photovoltaic-generation-latin-america-country/