Based on a comparison of 78 countries in 2017, Italy ranked the highest in electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total with 8.53% followed by Greece and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Hong Kong with 0.003%, Vietnam with 0.005% and Venezuela with 0.009%.
Average electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total reached 1.73% in 2017 in the World according to World Bank / EIA. This is 24 % more than in the previous year and 98.0 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total reached an all time high of 1.73% in 2017 and an all time low of < 0.001% in 1983. The average annual growth amounted to 55.1 % since 1983.
Data for more countries are available at Electricity Production from Solar Photovoltaic Sources (As % of Total) indicator page.
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.30% | 2.59% | 3.17% | 3.97% | 4.37% | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.199% | 1.72% | 3.11% | 2.64% | 2.81% | ||||
| Chile | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | 0.009% | 0.684% | 1.69% | ||
| Cyprus | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.243% | 0.466% | 1.10% | 1.92% | 2.79% | ||||||||
| Czechia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.42% | 2.48% | 2.38% | 2.47% | 2.70% | |||||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | 0.043% | 0.338% | 1.49% | 1.85% | 2.09% | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 3.20% | 4.19% | 4.85% | 5.75% | 5.99% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.03% | 2.78% | 6.38% | 7.51% | 7.52% | |||||||||
| Italy | % | 3.57% | 6.30% | 7.45% | 7.97% | 8.11% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.493% | 0.666% | 1.19% | 2.22% | 3.35% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.693% | 1.00% | 2.55% | 3.20% | 3.75% | ||||||||||
| Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.002% | 0.014% | 0.713% | 2.05% | 2.99% | ||||||
| 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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