In 2021, the cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in China in the decentralized grid systems was over 108 gigawatts and close to 200 gigawatts in the centralized grid systems. The cumulative capacity of solar photovoltaics in decentralized grid systems came to nearly 43 gigawatts in the United States in the same year.
Cumulative grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity worldwide in 2021, by select country (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
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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
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- Premium Statistic Global share of solar consumption 2021, by country
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Cost of solar
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- Premium Statistic Global benchmark capex for utility-scale solar PV 2010-2020
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- Premium Statistic Global solar PV capacity factor 2010-2021
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Solar components
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- Basic Statistic Global module manufacturing production 2000-2021
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Companies
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- Premium Statistic JinkoSolar's revenue FY 2011-2021
Outlook
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- Premium Statistic Global renewable energy popularity, by selected country
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- Premium Statistic Total global solar PV capacity forecast 2015-2026
- Premium Statistic New installations of solar PV capacity forecast 2015-2026
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- British Columbia's photovoltaic power capacity 2012-2016
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- Quebec's solar photovoltaic power capacity 2012-2016
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- Nova Scotia's solar photovoltaic power capacity 2012-2016
- Latin America's solar project capacity by status 2017
- U.S. cities' capacity of solar PV installations 2016
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IEA. (October 7, 2022). Cumulative grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity worldwide in 2021, by select country (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665864/solar-capacity-in-selected-countries-by-grid-connection/
IEA. "Cumulative grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity worldwide in 2021, by select country (in megawatts)." Chart. October 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665864/solar-capacity-in-selected-countries-by-grid-connection/
IEA. (2022). Cumulative grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity worldwide in 2021, by select country (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665864/solar-capacity-in-selected-countries-by-grid-connection/
IEA. "Cumulative Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic Capacity Worldwide in 2021, by Select Country (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665864/solar-capacity-in-selected-countries-by-grid-connection/
IEA, Cumulative grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity worldwide in 2021, by select country (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665864/solar-capacity-in-selected-countries-by-grid-connection/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Cumulative grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity worldwide in 2021, by select country (in megawatts) [Graph], IEA, October 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665864/solar-capacity-in-selected-countries-by-grid-connection/