Electricity Generation from Solar Power
WorldEconomicTotal annual production of electricity from solar power
U.S. Energy Information AdministrationMap 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) | Oil Shale or Tar Sands | Specialty crop or livestock farming | Mixed farming | Commercial wheat and other small grain farming | Dairy farming | General farming | Livestock ranching | Irrigated agriculture | Mediterranean agriculture (with irrigation) | Nonfarming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.5% | 43.3% | 21.9% | 22.8% | 19.7% | 16.2% | 48.0% | 3.25% | 42.1% | 2.53% | ||||
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