As of 2021, Saudi Arabia had the largest installed capacity of solar energy in the Middle East at about 439 megawatts. The installed capacity of solar energy of the Middle East totaled about 8.4 gigawatts in that year.
Total installed capacity of solar energy across the Middle East in 2021, by country (in megawatts)
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IRENA. (April 1, 2022). Total installed capacity of solar energy across the Middle East in 2021, by country (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/958163/mena-installed-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-by-country/
IRENA. "Total installed capacity of solar energy across the Middle East in 2021, by country (in megawatts)." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/958163/mena-installed-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-by-country/
IRENA. (2022). Total installed capacity of solar energy across the Middle East in 2021, by country (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/958163/mena-installed-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-by-country/
IRENA. "Total Installed Capacity of Solar Energy across The Middle East in 2021, by Country (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/958163/mena-installed-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-by-country/
IRENA, Total installed capacity of solar energy across the Middle East in 2021, by country (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/958163/mena-installed-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-by-country/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Total installed capacity of solar energy across the Middle East in 2021, by country (in megawatts) [Graph], IRENA, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/958163/mena-installed-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-by-country/