Annual solar capacity additions

Amount of new solar photovoltaic generation capacity installed in a given year.

Unit GW Industry Electricity and Gas Utilities

Records
1
Regions
1
Period
2023
Sources
1
Verification 1 verified data points Updated 17 Sep 2026 Last verified 17 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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Annual solar capacity additions

Global, 2023

1 observation
425 GW Global · 2023 · IEA · full record
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

Every record

All records

1 record · 1 region · 2023

Annual solar capacity additions: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Global 1 record
2023 425 GW IEA · 31 Dec 2023 actual

Primary documents

Sources

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Document Publisher Published Data points
Executive Summary – World Energy Outlook 2024 IEA 1

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