In 2022, Brazil was the Latin American country with the largest number of employees in the solar photovoltaic energy industry, with some 241 thousand jobs. Mexico ranked second in the region, but by a wide margin, with around 19 thousand jobs. That year, Brazil and Mexico also reported the two largest solar PV generation capacities in Latin America.
Number of jobs in the solar photovoltaic industry in selected countries in Latin America in 2022
(in 1,000s)
The release date provided in this statistic is the date of publication of IRENA's latest annual report Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2022.
Data excludes jobs in solar heating and cooling.
Figures have been rounded.
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IRENA. (September 28, 2023). Number of jobs in the solar photovoltaic industry in selected countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/
IRENA. "Number of jobs in the solar photovoltaic industry in selected countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/
IRENA. (2023). Number of jobs in the solar photovoltaic industry in selected countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/
IRENA. "Number of Jobs in The Solar Photovoltaic Industry in Selected Countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/
IRENA, Number of jobs in the solar photovoltaic industry in selected countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
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