new PV capacity installed in that same year.
Global cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity has grown continuously since 2000. In 2021, global cumulative solar PV capacity amounted to 940 gigawatts, with roughly 168 gigawatts of Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts)
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Statistics on Solar energy industry worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global cumulative installed solar PV capacity 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Solar PV - new installed capacity worldwide 2000-2020
- Basic Statistic Global solar photovoltaic capacity by region 2021
- Basic Statistic World's largest solar PV power plants worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Global solar tech investments 2004-2019
Capacity and consumption
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- Basic Statistic Global cumulative solar PV capacity 2021, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global share of cumulative solar PV installations 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Solar PV capacity - new installations worldwide by country 2021
- Premium Statistic Global share of solar consumption 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global share of solar power in overall electricity mix 2022, by country
Cost of solar
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- Premium Statistic Global benchmark capex for utility-scale solar PV 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Global solar PV installed cost 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Global solar PV capacity factor 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Global CSP installed cost 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Global LCOE in solar PV systems by key country 2021
Solar components
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- Basic Statistic Global module manufacturing production 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of solar cells manufacturing capacity 2021, by country or region
- Premium Statistic Distribution of solar modules manufacturing capacity 2021, by country or region
- Premium Statistic Global solar companies based on PV cell and module shipments 2018-2019
- Basic Statistic Global PV inverter market share by shipments 2021
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Leading solar technology manufacturers 2021, by pipeline capacity
- Premium Statistic Global solar firms based on market capitalization 2023
- Premium Statistic Canadian Solar's net revenue FY 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic SunPower's revenue FY 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic First Solar's net sales FY 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic JinkoSolar's revenue FY 2011-2021
Outlook
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- Premium Statistic Global renewable energy popularity, by selected country
- Premium Statistic Worldwide demand for solar photovoltaics outlook 2015-2024
- Premium Statistic Total global solar PV capacity forecast 2015-2026
- Premium Statistic New installations of solar PV capacity forecast 2015-2026
- Premium Statistic Global new solar PV capacity forecast by select country 2022-2026
Further related statistics
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- Installed solar PV capacity in Canada 2010-2021
- Global solar PV capacity installations 2021
- Latin America's installed solar PV capacity 2010-2021
- Monthly installed solar photovoltaic capacity in Chile 2020-2022
- Global installed solar photovoltaic capacity 2004-2014
- Distribution of newly added decentralized solar PV facilities China 2013, by region
- Global solar PV policy drivers share 2015
- Newly added decentralized solar PV capacity China 2013, by region
- Distribution of decentralized solar PV facilities China 2013, by region
- Number of grid-connected solar PV facilities China 2012-2013
- Number of grid-connected solar PV facilities China 2013, by region
- Cost of Canada's residential solar PV module by category 2016
- Canada's price of solar crystalline silicon modules 2000-2016
- Cost of Canada's solar PV modules by application 2015-2016
- Revenue of the global solar energy industry by country
- Installed combined-cycle capacity Spain 2010-2022
- Installed capacity of formaldehyde in India FY 2014-2021
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- Latin America's installed solar PV capacity 2010-2021
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- Global installed solar photovoltaic capacity 2004-2014
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- Global solar PV policy drivers share 2015
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- Number of grid-connected solar PV facilities China 2012-2013
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- Cost of Canada's residential solar PV module by category 2016
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- Cost of Canada's solar PV modules by application 2015-2016
- Revenue of the global solar energy industry by country
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SolarPower Europe. (May 30, 2022). Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/
SolarPower Europe. "Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts)." Chart. May 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/
SolarPower Europe. (2022). Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/
SolarPower Europe. "Cumulative Installed Solar Pv Capacity Worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/
SolarPower Europe, Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph], SolarPower Europe, May 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280220/global-cumulative-installed-solar-pv-capacity/