United States - Solar Energy Capacity

Since 2014, United States Solar Energy Capacity grew 26.1% year on year. At 52,779 Megawatts in 2019, the country was ranked number 3 among other countries in Solar Energy Capacity. United States is overtaken by Japan, which was ranked number 2 at 57,925 Megawatts and is followed by Germany at 47,820 Megawatts. China topped the ranking with 84,571.95 Megawatts in 2019, an increase of 7.3% compared to 2018. Turkey witnessed the best average annual growth at +159.4% per year, while Spain recorded the worst performance at +1.2% per year.

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Date Megawatts
2019 52,779.00
2018 51,450.00
2017 43,031.00
2016 34,858.00
2015 23,442.00
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How does United States rank in Solar Energy Capacity?

# 39 Countries Megawatts Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
84,571.95 2019 +7.3 % +24.4 % View data
2 #2
Japan
57,925.00 2019 +4.4 % +19.9 % View data
3 #3
United States
52,779.00 2019 +2.6 % +26.1 % View data
4 #4
Germany
47,820.00 2019 +4.1 % +4.8 % View data
5 #5
Italy
21,391.73 2019 +6.3 % +2.8 % View data
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