Solar Electricity Generation
Asia Ranking
billion kilowatt hoursSource: IMF
Definition of Solar Electricity Generation
Billion kilowatthours of electricity generated from sunlight.
| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 269.72 | 2020 | 1 | 224.1 |
| 2 | Japan | 78.64 | 2020 | 2 | 68.95 |
| 3 | India | 61.34 | 2020 | 3 | 50.56 |
| 4 | South Korea | 18.25 | 2020 | 4 | 13.02 |
| 5 ↑ | Taiwan | 6.1 | 2020 | 7 | 1.69 |
| 6 ↓ | Thailand | 4.93 | 2020 | 5 | 5.15 |
| 7 ↓ | Vietnam | 4.9 | 2020 | 6 | 4.82 |
| 8 | Russia | 1.86 | 2020 | 8 | 1.28 |
| 9 | Philippines | 1.25 | 2020 | 9 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 1.16 | 2019 | 10 | 1.02 |
| 11 ↑ | Malaysia | 0.94 | 2019 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 12 ↓ | Kazakhstan | 0.9 | 2020 | 11 | 0.83 |
| 13 | Singapore | 0.62 | 2020 | 13 | 0.41 |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 0.42 | 2020 | 14 | 0.29 |
| 15 ↑ | Indonesia | 0.12 | 2019 | 16 | 0.09 |
| 16 ↓ | Sri Lanka | 0.11 | 2020 | 15 | 0.12 |
| 17 ↓ | Cambodia | 0.09 | 2020 | 16 | 0.09 |
| 17 ↑ | Mongolia | 0.09 | 2020 | 18 | 0.08 |
| 19 ↓ | Nepal | 0.08 | 2020 | 18 | 0.08 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 0.05 | 2020 | 20 | 0.04 |
| 21 ↓ | Laos | 0.04 | 2020 | 20 | 0.04 |
| 22 | North Korea | 0.02 | 2020 | 22 | 0.02 |
| 22 | Burma (Myanmar) | 0.02 | 2020 | 22 | 0.02 |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 0.01 | 2019 | 24 | 0.01 |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 0.01 | 2020 | 24 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2020 | 26 | 0 |
| 26 | Maldives | 0 | 2020 | 26 | 0 |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2020 | 26 | 0 |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2020 | 26 | 0 |
| 26 | Bhutan | 0 | 2020 | 26 | 0 |
| 26 | Brunei | 0 | 2018 | 26 | 0 |
| 26 | Macao | 0 | 2020 | 26 | 0 |
Billion kilowatthours of electricity generated from sunlight.
