Solar share of electricity · World
Published Our World in Data series · Energy · OWID.solar_share_elec
8.74 % · 2025
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.74 | % |
| 2024 | 6.93 | % |
| 2023 | 5.61 | % |
| 2022 | 4.61 | % |
| 2021 | 3.73 | % |
| 2020 | 3.19 | % |
| 2019 | 2.6 | % |
| 2018 | 2.17 | % |
| 2017 | 1.75 | % |
| 2016 | 1.33 | % |
| 2015 | 1.07 | % |
| 2014 | 0.83 | % |
Source & interpretation
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Values are displayed in %. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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