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Solar power is the fastest-growing renewable energy source in the world. But what country uses the most solar power? The leader in solar energy is China, at 306,973 MW total solar capacity, but that’s due to its colossal size; solar power accounts for only around 3.5% of total energy consumption.
Solar Energy Statistics stated that China holds over 35% of the global solar market share. Over 7.3 million homes in the U.S. are using solar power. The U.S. has enough renewable energy resources to produce 100 times its yearly electricity needs. Every day, the Earth gets about 174 petawatts of solar energy.
China has the largest solar energy capacity in the world, at 306,973 MW, which is 35.8% of the entire world solar capacity. What is the global capacity of solar electricity? According to PV Magazine, the world had installed around 1 TW (terawatt) of solar capacity as of March 2022. How many MW are in a TW? One million megawatts!
One million megawatts! That may seem like a colossal amount, but world solar energy consumption has only reached around 3.63%. Solar energy is the most abundant energy resource on the planet — 173,000 terawatts of solar energy reaches the surface continuously. Fortunately, solar power growth worldwide has been steady and strong.
In April 2022, the total global solar power capacity reached 1 TW, increasing to 2 TW in 2024. The top installers of 2024 included China, the United States, and India. The following table lists these data for each country: Total generation from solar in terawatt-hours. Percent of that country's generation that was solar.
Note: As of 2023, if it were a single country, the European Union (EU) would have the second-highest solar capacity in the world at 263 MW. With 139,205 MW of solar power online and more on the way, the U.S. currently has enough solar power capacity to power more than 21 million households.
