Electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total rose 25.1% to 0.115% in Sweden in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total in Sweden reached an all time high of 0.115% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 1989. When compared to Sweden's main peers, electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total in Denmark amounted to 2.56%, 0.040% in Finland, 0.021% in Norway and 0.050% in Russia in 2017.
Sweden has been ranked 55th within the group of 78 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total, 19 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Electricity Production from Solar Photovoltaic Sources (As % of Total) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Australia | % | 0.798% | 0.962% | 1.54% | 2.00% | 2.34% | ||||||||||||||||
China | % | 0.055% | 0.072% | 0.154% | 0.416% | 0.749% | ||||||||||||||||
Denmark | % | ... | ... | 0.043% | 0.338% | 1.49% | 1.85% | 2.09% | ||||||||||||||
Finland | % | 0.007% | 0.008% | 0.009% | 0.011% | 0.014% | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | % | 3.20% | 4.19% | 4.85% | 5.75% | 5.99% | ||||||||||||||||
Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.002% | |||||
Japan | % | 0.493% | 0.666% | 1.19% | 2.22% | 3.35% | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | % | 0.089% | 0.248% | 0.511% | 0.759% | 1.02% | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.009% | 0.011% | 0.016% | 0.040% | 0.078% | ||||||
Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.006% | 0.006% | 0.007% | 0.008% | 0.009% | |||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | 0.001% | 0.015% | 0.031% | ||||||
Sweden | % | 0.009% | 0.011% | 0.023% | 0.031% | 0.060% | ||||||||||||||||
USA | % | 0.109% | 0.210% | 0.370% | 0.670% | 0.907% |