Electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources per capita rose 117% to 1.62 kWh in Iran in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources per capita in Iran reached an all time high of 1.62 kWh in 2017 and an all time low of 0.004 kWh in 2008. When compared to Iran's main peers, electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources per capita in Iraq amounted to 1.67 kWh, 5.06 kWh in Pakistan and 1.29 kWh in Turkmenistan in 2017.
Iran has been ranked 70th within the group of 78 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources per capita, 70 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Solar Photovoltaic Sources Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Afghanistan | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kWh | 1.91 | 2.62 | 6.07 | 17.0 | 31.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kWh | 0.678 | 1.70 | 2.75 | 3.90 | 5.17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.251 | 0.248 | 0.246 | 0.243 | 0.255 | |||||
| Iraq | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.49 | 1.80 | 1.75 | ||
| Kazakhstan | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.048 | 0.075 | 2.78 | ||
| Kuwait | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.060 | 0.955 | 1.44 | ||
| Pakistan | kWh | ... | ... | ... | 0.155 | 0.373 | 0.808 | 1.31 | 1.80 | |||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.011 | 1.14 | 1.48 | 2.10 | 2.75 | |||
| Syria | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkmenistan | kWh | 0.090 | 0.190 | 0.355 | 0.592 | 0.982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.052 | 0.052 | 0.061 |
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