Global Solar Growth
How solar has spread across the world. Press play to watch installed capacity climb by country, or trace where the plants themselves were built.
Installed solar capacity by country — press play
Where the world built solar — every catalogued plant, by commissioning year
Every operating solar plant in Global Energy Monitor's tracker (February-2026) that carries coordinates and a start year — the most complete, current worldwide inventory. The map above remains the complete capacity picture.
Global cumulative growth
GW installed (world)
countries with solar
Top countries ()
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