Annual change in primary energy from solar by country
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.
Countries reporting
77
Highest
334.2 terawatt-hours
China
Lowest
-0.8111 terawatt-hours
Greece
Median
0.9624 terawatt-hours
Years covered
60
1966–2025
Data points
4,604
What the numbers show
Annual change in primary energy from solar is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 334.2 terawatt-hours in China; the lowest is -0.8111 terawatt-hours in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9624 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 8.26 terawatt-hours.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 412.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 3,964,780.0%), and the largest decrease in Kuwait (down 3,695.1%).
Annual change in primary energy from solar: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 334.2 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,992.9% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 85.93 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 741.6% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 31.5 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,342.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 17.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 40,407.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 16.78 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 11,575.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 15.71 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 497.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 14 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Turkey | 13.41 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 7,486.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 10.39 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,534.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 8.71 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | France | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 502.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 6.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 425.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 6.24 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3,266.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 6.03 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 11,952.6% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 5.36 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 40,516.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 3.7 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,042.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 3.4 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Israel | 3.17 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 743.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 3.08 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3,258.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Oman | 2.64 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 105,361.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 2.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,418.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Switzerland | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 667.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 1.93 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Belgium | 1.93 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,033.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Portugal | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 873.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,978.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Qatar | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 1.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 971.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Iran | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 154,107.0% | volatile |
| 31 | South Africa | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 93,346.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Colombia | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 1.12 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 13,496.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Canada | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 5,248.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3,296.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Philippines | 0.9624 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 688.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Vietnam | 0.9404 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Thailand | 0.885 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Mexico | 0.8431 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 4,584.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Indonesia | 0.7881 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 51,609.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Taiwan | 0.7525 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Denmark | 0.7145 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 8,071.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Czechia | 0.6732 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 381.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 0.5678 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 189,163.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 0.4935 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2,134.1% | volatile |
| 49 | South Korea | 0.4108 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 50 | New Zealand | 0.3798 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2,006.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Latvia | 0.3728 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 0.3668 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 965.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Singapore | 0.3592 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,563.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Morocco | 0.2911 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 5,098.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Sweden | 0.2837 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 467.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 0.2704 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 487.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovenia | 0.2688 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,481.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Cyprus | 0.2309 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 436.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Norway | 0.2044 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 11,256.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Iraq | 0.1982 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3,964,780.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 0.1932 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Estonia | 0.164 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 5,758.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1395 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Hong Kong | 0.1387 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 13,769.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 0.1217 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 233.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 0.0502 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2,852.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Finland | 0.038 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 967.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Belarus | 0.0204 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 192.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Venezuela | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 4,276.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Ecuador | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Iceland | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | -0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Algeria | -0.0018 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Ukraine | -0.0236 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 149.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Kuwait | -0.0651 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 3,695.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Russia | -0.0658 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 137.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | -0.8111 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 852.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.