Electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total rose 26.1% to 6.11% in Japan in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total in Japan reached an all time high of 6.11% in 2017 and an all time low of < 0.001% in 1991. When compared to Japan's main peers, electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total in China amounted to 1.67%, 0.050% in Russia, 1.11% in South Korea and 1.82% in USA in 2017.
Japan has been ranked 3rd within the group of 78 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total, 1 place 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 |
| Canada | % | 0.090% | 0.138% | 0.226% | 0.321% | 0.436% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.055% | 0.072% | 0.154% | 0.416% | 0.749% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | % | 3.20% | 4.19% | 4.85% | 5.75% | 5.99% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 0.080% | 0.192% | 0.300% | 0.389% | 0.498% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.493% | 0.666% | 1.19% | 2.22% | 3.35% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 0.014% | 0.023% | 0.036% | 0.073% | 0.079% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | 0.001% | 0.015% | 0.031% | ||||||
| South Korea | % | 0.177% | 0.208% | 0.299% | 0.473% | 0.726% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 0.109% | 0.210% | 0.370% | 0.670% | 0.907% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.003% | 0.003% |
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