Electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total rose 11.3% to 3.42% in the United Kingdom in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 3.42% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 1995. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total in Belgium amounted to 3.53%, 1.65% in France, 6.10% in Germany and 0.035% in Ireland in 2017.
United Kingdom has been ranked 9th within the group of 78 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total, 21 places above 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 |
| Austria | % | 0.264% | 0.466% | 0.920% | 1.21% | 1.44% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.30% | 2.59% | 3.17% | 3.97% | 4.37% | |||||||||
| Canada | % | 0.090% | 0.138% | 0.226% | 0.321% | 0.436% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.368% | 0.711% | 0.825% | 1.05% | 1.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 3.20% | 4.19% | 4.85% | 5.75% | 5.99% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.004% | 0.006% | ||||
| Italy | % | 3.57% | 6.30% | 7.45% | 7.97% | 8.11% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.693% | 1.00% | 2.55% | 3.20% | 3.75% | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.089% | 0.248% | 0.511% | 0.759% | 1.02% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | 0.004% | 0.035% | ||
| Spain | % | 2.97% | 4.02% | 4.60% | 4.91% | 4.93% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 0.066% | 0.372% | 0.561% | 1.20% | 2.23% |
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