Germany vs Spain: Installed solar energy capacity

Germany
89.94 gigawatts
in 2024
Spain
38.59 gigawatts
in 2024
Germany rank
4th
Spain rank
7th

Installed solar energy capacity over time

  • Germany
  • Spain
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 89.94 gigawatts against 38.59 gigawatts in Spain, a difference of 51.36 gigawatts.

That makes Germany's figure about 2.3 times Spain's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th of 218 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Installed solar energy capacity
Unit
gigawatts
Source
IRENA (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 3,927 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Total solar (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.