Primary energy from solar per person by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.
Countries reporting
77
Highest
2,164 kilowatt-hours per person
Australia
Lowest
0.0226 kilowatt-hours per person
Iceland
Median
287.5 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
4,564
What the numbers show
Primary energy from solar per person is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia; the lowest is 0.0226 kilowatt-hours per person in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 287.5 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 492.21 kilowatt-hours per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 95,777.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 484,969.0%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 8.6%).
Primary energy from solar per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 736.6% | volatile |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 1,604 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4,553.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Israel | 1,407 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 831.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1,391 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2,046.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Spain | 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 353.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Austria | 1,146 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 957.5% | volatile |
| 7 | United States | 1,131 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 835.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Qatar | 1,116 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 41,531.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Hungary | 1,115 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 7,679.3% | volatile |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 1,106 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 9,593.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 1,089 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 134.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Greece | 1,051 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Chile | 1,050 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1,293.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 1,017 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 428.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Cyprus | 977.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 840.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Estonia | 914.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 20,278.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 901.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 567.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Japan | 899.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 231.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Oman | 898.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 101,509.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 892.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 229.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Portugal | 838.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 992.4% | volatile |
| 22 | China | 828.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2,829.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 786.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Denmark | 748.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 603.7% | volatile |
| 25 | South Korea | 732.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 783.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 726 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 445.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 694.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2,652.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Taiwan | 691.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1,812.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 621.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 41,596.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 525.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 34,259.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Turkey | 503.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 20,655.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Latvia | 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 484,969.0% | volatile |
| 33 | France | 487.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 335.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 415.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4,100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Brazil | 413.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 141,471.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Czechia | 402.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Croatia | 341.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2,393.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Vietnam | 333.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 463,606.0% | volatile |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 287.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 286.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 491.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Singapore | 278.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3,055.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 240.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Canada | 225.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Mexico | 205.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12,217.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 198.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 48 | New Zealand | 186.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2,238.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Malaysia | 184.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2,011.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Finland | 173.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8,325.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 154.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1,386.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovakia | 148.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Pakistan | 143.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8,070.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | 139.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 313.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Norway | 131.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4,985.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 128.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 5,651.2% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 115.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2,056.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 112.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 33,193.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 99.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3,811.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2,125.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Colombia | 83.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Egypt | 78.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 18,595.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 74.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 879.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 57.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12,132.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Hong Kong | 53.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 9,735.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 49.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 30,044.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Philippines | 40.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3,012.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Iran | 23.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 131,174.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Belarus | 19.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1,995.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Russia | 19.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 759.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Algeria | 13.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 839.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Iraq | 12.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 702.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Kuwait | 11.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 756.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 9.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 450.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Indonesia | 7.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 37,021.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Ecuador | 2.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Venezuela | 1.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 577.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 0.9135 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Iceland | 0.0226 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.