A Snapshot of Global PV Markets - 2019

THE LATEST SURVEY RESULTS ON PV MARKETS AND POLICIES FROM THE IEA PVPS PROGRAMME IN 2018

Ir. Gaëtan Masson (IEA PVPS, Belgium), José Donoso (UNEF, Spain), Pius Hüsser (Nova Energie, Switzerland), Izumi Kaizuka (RTS Corporation, Japan), Dr. Johan
Lindhal (Solenergi, Sweden), Francesca Tilli (GSE, Italy)

TOP PV MARKETS 2018

CHINA 45,0 GW
INDIA 10,8 GW
USA 10,6 GW
EVOLUTION OF ANNUAL PV INSTALLATIONS
3% 2% 15% The Americas
11%

Asia Pacific

Europe
100 GW
GLOBAL PV Middle East and
Africa
Rest of the World

70%

COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST PV PENETRATION SOLAR PV PER CAPITA 2018 Watt/capita

1 st GERMANY
548

2,58 % OF
nd
2 AUSTRALIA 459
THE WORLD’S
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION IS
COVERED BY PV
3 rd JAPAN
442

100 GW were installed all over the world

by the end of 2018
CO2eq
China is the world’s # 1 PV market

32 countries had at least 1 GW

of cumulative PV capacity at the end of 2018
298 Mt
10 countries installed at least
in 2018
1 GW each CO2 emissions
avoided in 2018

Task 1 Strategic PV Analysis & Outreach | www.iea-pvps.org