This statistic represents global cumulative installed solar PV (photovoltaic) capacity between 2000 and 2018. In 2018, global cumulative installed solar photovoltaic capacity reached approximately 509.3 gigawatts.
Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2018
(in megawatts)
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SolarPower Europe. (May 10, 2019). Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/
SolarPower Europe. "Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in megawatts)." Chart. May 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/
SolarPower Europe. (2019). Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/
SolarPower Europe. "Cumulative Installed Solar Pv Capacity Worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/
SolarPower Europe, Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/ (last visited April 06, 2020)
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