Electricity generation from solar in OECD (EI)
OECD (EI): Electricity generation from solar was 1,106 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1,106 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 21.7%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
1,106 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Electricity generation from solar in OECD (EI), 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar in OECD (EI) is 1,106 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 467.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in OECD (EI) peaked at 1,106 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in OECD (EI), year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0.003 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0.0063 terawatt-hours | +110.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0117 terawatt-hours | +86.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0152 terawatt-hours | +29.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0106 terawatt-hours | -30.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0102 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2622 terawatt-hours | +2471.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3862 terawatt-hours | +47.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5032 terawatt-hours | +30.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4636 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5527 terawatt-hours | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 0.592 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6308 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6841 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7325 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7917 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.882 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +34.0% |
| 2002 | 1.71 terawatt-hours | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 2.14 terawatt-hours | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 2.83 terawatt-hours | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 4.02 terawatt-hours | +42.0% |
| 2006 | 5.55 terawatt-hours | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 7.51 terawatt-hours | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 12.29 terawatt-hours | +63.8% |
| 2009 | 20.46 terawatt-hours | +66.4% |
| 2010 | 32.6 terawatt-hours | +59.4% |
| 2011 | 61.01 terawatt-hours | +87.2% |
| 2012 | 92.27 terawatt-hours | +51.2% |
| 2013 | 120.6 terawatt-hours | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 159.09 terawatt-hours | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 195.04 terawatt-hours | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 228.42 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 276.73 terawatt-hours | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 324.35 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 375.39 terawatt-hours | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 449.69 terawatt-hours | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 536.94 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 655.2 terawatt-hours | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 763.78 terawatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 909.39 terawatt-hours | +19.1% |
| 2025 | 1,106 terawatt-hours | +21.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar in OECD (EI) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +2471.8% | 0.0102 terawatt-hours | 0.2622 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0319 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2622 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6219 terawatt-hours | 0.3862 terawatt-hours | 0.882 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.89 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 20.46 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 186.55 terawatt-hours | 32.6 terawatt-hours | 375.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 736.92 terawatt-hours | 449.69 terawatt-hours | 1,106 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar in OECD (EI)?
- Electricity generation from solar in OECD (EI) was 1,106 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in OECD (EI)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,106 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in OECD (EI)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does OECD (EI) rank for electricity generation from solar?
- OECD (EI) ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in OECD (EI)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 467.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD (EI) data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.