European Union's solar market had employed a total of 465,595 full-time equivalents.
In 2021, inverters accounted for the largest part of solar PV manufacturing jobs in the European Union, at nearly 31 thousand full-time equivalents (FTEs). The manufacturing of solar modules followed next, but by a wide margin, with a workforce amounting to some 7.7 thousand FTEs. That year, the Number of jobs in solar PV manufacturing in the European Union in 2021, by component (in full-time equivalents)
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Statistics on Solar PV in Europe
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global cumulative installed solar PV capacity 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Global solar photovoltaic capacity by region 2021
- Premium Statistic Global share of cumulative solar PV installations 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Solar PV - new installed capacity worldwide 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Regional share of solar PV capacity additions 2021
Installed capacity
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- Premium Statistic Solar PV cumulative capacity in the European Union (EU-27) 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Solar PV cumulative capacity in the European Union (EU-27) 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Net capacity of solar PV installed in the European Union (EU-27) 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Net capacity of solar PV installed in the European Union (EU-27) 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaics capacity per inhabitant in the European Union (EU-27) 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaics capacity installed per inhabitant in the EU-27 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Solar capacity under construction in Europe 2023, by select country
Electricity production
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- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaic electricity production in the European Union (EU-27) 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaic electricity production in the European Union (EU-27) 2021
- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaic electricity production in Germany 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaic electricity production in Italy 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Electricity generation from solar PV Spain 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Photovoltaic solar energy gross electricity production in France 2012-2021
Employment
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- Premium Statistic Employment figures of the solar market in the European Union 2021, by segment
- Premium Statistic Solar market employment shares in the European Union 2021, by segment
- Premium Statistic Employment figures of solar PV manufacturing in the European Union 2021, by component
- Premium Statistic Solar PV employment figures in the European Union 2021, by select country
- Premium Statistic Projected solar PV employment figures in the European Union 2021-2026, by scenario
Manufacturing
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- Premium Statistic Manufacturing capacity of solar PV components in the EU 2023
- Premium Statistic Number solar PV manufacturing companies in the EU 2023, by component
- Premium Statistic Manufacturing capacity of solar PV components in the EU 2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Solar PV manufacturing companies in the EU 2023, by country
Concentrated solar power and solar thermal
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- Employment in the geothermal energy industry in Belgium 2013-2020
- Employment in the geothermal energy industry in Luxembourg 2014-2020
- Wind energy industry employment worldwide 2009-2021
- Employment in the geothermal energy industry in France 2013-2020
- Employment in the geothermal energy industry in the Netherlands 2013-2020
- Projected solar PV employment figures in the European Union 2021-2026, by scenario
- New and renewable energy employment share South Korea 2020, by source
- Clean energy sector employment in the U.S. 2017-2021
- Number of employees in the renewable energy industry in Italy 2021, by type
- Employment in solar thermal & photovoltaic industry in Belgium 2015-2020
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- Turnover in the geothermal energy industry in the Netherlands 2013-2020
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- Employment in the wind industry in Belgium 2013-2020
- Number of wind energy direct jobs in Spain 2005-2020, by type
- Employment in solar thermal & photovoltaic industry in the Netherlands 2015-2020
- Employment in the wind industry in the UK 2019, by sector
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SolarPower Europe. (September 21, 2022). Number of jobs in solar PV manufacturing in the European Union in 2021, by component (in full-time equivalents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364503/solar-pv-manufacturing-employment-by-component-european-union/
SolarPower Europe. "Number of jobs in solar PV manufacturing in the European Union in 2021, by component (in full-time equivalents)." Chart. September 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364503/solar-pv-manufacturing-employment-by-component-european-union/
SolarPower Europe. (2022). Number of jobs in solar PV manufacturing in the European Union in 2021, by component (in full-time equivalents). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364503/solar-pv-manufacturing-employment-by-component-european-union/
SolarPower Europe. "Number of Jobs in Solar Pv Manufacturing in The European Union in 2021, by Component (in Full-time Equivalents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364503/solar-pv-manufacturing-employment-by-component-european-union/
SolarPower Europe, Number of jobs in solar PV manufacturing in the European Union in 2021, by component (in full-time equivalents) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364503/solar-pv-manufacturing-employment-by-component-european-union/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Number of jobs in solar PV manufacturing in the European Union in 2021, by component (in full-time equivalents) [Graph], SolarPower Europe, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364503/solar-pv-manufacturing-employment-by-component-european-union/