Electricity Generation from Solar Power
WorldEconomicTotal annual production of electricity from solar power
Map showing percentage of electricity generation from solar power. The highest generation is in the U.S., China, and Australia, indicated in dark red. The lowest generation (light orange) is in Africa and South America, Iran, Greenland.
Class | Rank | Billion kilowatt hours (kWh) | Class | Rank | Percent of GDP | Arctic Cordillera | Tundra | Taiga | Hudson Plain | Boreal forests | Northwestern forested mountains | Marine west coast forest | Eastern temperate forests | Great Plains | Deserts and steppes | Mediterranean California | Southern semi-arid highlands | Temperate sierras | Tropical wet forests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.96% | 6.84% | 22.1% | 11.9% | 32.1% | 29.3% | 5.59% | 34.8% | 38.2% | 26.9% | 39.7% | 6.89% | 11.3% | 14.5% | |||||||
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