Electricity from Solar Power
WorldEconomicTotal annual production of electricity from solar power, as a percentage of total electricity production, by country
U.S. Energy Information AdministrationA map showing solar power as a percentage of total electricity production. Highest solar power in Australia, Namibia, and Israel, marked in dark red. Countries with the lowest percentages are shaded in orange and light orange, like Canada and Russia.
Class | Rank | Percent of electricity generation | Areas of serious concern | Areas of some concern | Stable terrain | Nonvegetated land | Alabama, United States of America | Alaska, United States of America | Alberta, Canada | Arizona, United States of America | Arkansas, United States of America | British Columbia, Canada | California, United States of America | Colorado, United States of America | Connecticut, United States of America | Delaware, United States of America | District of Columbia, United States of America | Florida, United States of America | Georgia, United States of America | Hawaii, United States of America | Idaho, United States of America | Illinois, United States of America | Indiana, United States of America | Iowa, United States of America | Kansas, United States of America | Kentucky, United States of America | Kiribati, Kiribati | Louisiana, United States of America | Maine, United States of America | Manitoba, Canada | Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | Maryland, United States of America | Massachusetts, United States of America | Michigan, United States of America | Minnesota, United States of America | Mississippi, United States of America | Missouri, United States of America | Montana, United States of America | Nebraska, United States of America | Nevada, United States of America | New Brunswick, Canada | New Hampshire, United States of America | New Jersey, United States of America | New Mexico, United States of America | New York, United States of America | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | North Carolina, United States of America | North Dakota, United States of America | Northwest Territories, Canada | Nova Scotia, Canada | Nunavut, Canada | Ohio, United States of America | Oklahoma, United States of America | Ontario, Canada | Oregon, United States of America | Pennsylvania, United States of America | Prince Edward Island, Canada | Québec, Canada | Rhode Island, United States of America | Saskatchewan, Canada | South Carolina, United States of America | South Dakota, United States of America | Tennessee, United States of America | Texas, United States of America | Utah, United States of America | Vermont, United States of America | Virginia, United States of America | Washington, United States of America | West Virginia, United States of America | Wisconsin, United States of America | Wyoming, United States of America | Yukon, Canada | |
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23.0% | 35.0% | 31.0% | 10.1% | 46.6% | 67.2% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 53.2% | 96.8% | 99.7% | 99.5% | 82.5% | 16.8% | 91.4% | 98.2% | 40.5% | 90.3% | 54.1% | 30.9% | 48.2% | 45.8% | 43.9% | 15.5% | 2.03% | 48.2% | 45.7% | 99.9% | 4.13% | 26.2% | 57.0% | 99.9% | 60.6% | 32.3% | 54.4% | 64.7% | 27.8% | 99.9% | 46.7% | 34.6% | 98.5% | 99.9% | 83.0% | 20.5% | 53.0% | 32.6% | 75.1% | 97.2% | 97.9% | 39.9% | 99.9% | 83.0% | 57.6% | 82.6% | 93.5% | 72.9% | 10.9% | 100% | 34.6% | 31.2% | 45.6% | 78.1% | 100% | 50.4% | 32.4% | 99.2% | 21.0% | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% |