Year,Region,Country,Installed_Capacity_GW,Annual_Addition_GW,Generation_TWh,Solar_Share_Electricity_Pct,LCOE_USD_kWh,Investment_Billion_USD,Employment_Jobs,SDEI_Score,Source_Capacity,Source_Generation,Source_LCOE,Source_Investment,Source_Employment,Notes
2010,Global,World,40,,,0.3,,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","",Baseline year for cost comparison
2015,Global,World,228,,,1.0,,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","",
2016,Global,World,298,,,1.1,,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","",
2017,Global,World,385,87,,1.5,,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","",
2018,Global,World,480,95,,2.0,,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","",
2019,Global,World,586,106,,2.4,,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","",
2020,Global,World,714,128,820,2.7,,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","",
2021,Global,World,849,135,,3.0,,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","",
2022,Global,World,1053,192,1300,4.3,,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","",
2023,Global,World,1570,345,1600,5.0,0.044,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","",
2024,Global,World,1880,450,2150,7.0,0.043,,,,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA Renewable Power Generation Costs 2024","BloombergNEF","IRENA/ILO",LCOE = global weighted average utility-scale
2025,Global,World,2392,510,2800,8.0,,,2300000,16600000,,"IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026 (Apr 2026)","IEA Global Energy Review 2026","","BloombergNEF Energy Transition Investment Trends 2026","IRENA/ILO Annual Review 2025","Investment = total energy transition; Employment = total renewables
2025,Asia,China,1202,440,1175,6.5,,,,4200000,3.1,"IRENA","IEA/Ember","","","IRENA/ILO","SDEI calculated by Axis Intelligence Research Desk (June 2026)
2025,Asia,India,,24,180,8.0,0.038,,,430000,6.9,"IRENA","IEA","IRENA","","IRENA/ILO","SDEI calculated by Axis Intelligence Research Desk (June 2026)
2025,North America,United States,,43.2,350,7.0,0.060,378000,450000,5.1,"SEIA/Wood Mackenzie Solar Market Insight 2025","EIA","IRENA/NREL","BloombergNEF","IRENA/ILO","US LCOE = pre-ITC average estimate; Investment = total US clean energy per BloombergNEF; SDEI calculated by Axis Intelligence Research Desk (June 2026)
2025,Europe,European Union,,60,,,10.0,0.065,,,4.4,"IRENA","IEA Electricity 2025","IRENA","BloombergNEF","IRENA/ILO","EU solar share crossed 10% in 2024 per IEA; SDEI calculated by Axis Intelligence Research Desk (June 2026)
2025,Europe,Germany,,14,70,12.0,0.065,,,720000,7.3,"IRENA","Fraunhofer ISE","IRENA","BloombergNEF","IRENA/ILO","SDEI calculated by Axis Intelligence Research Desk (June 2026); highest SDEI among major markets
2025,Asia,Japan,,8,120,,,,,,"IRENA","IEA","","","","
2025,Global,World (Employment by sector — Solar PV),,,,,,,7300000,,"","","","","IRENA/ILO Annual Review 2025","Solar PV = 44% of total renewable employment
2025,Global,World (Employment by sector — Wind),,,,,,,1900000,,"","","","","IRENA/ILO Annual Review 2025","
2025,Global,World (Employment by sector — Hydropower),,,,,,,2300000,,"","","","","IRENA/ILO Annual Review 2025","
2025,Global,World (Employment by sector — Biofuels),,,,,,,2600000,,"","","","","IRENA/ILO Annual Review 2025","
2025,North America,United States (Solar segments — Utility-scale),34.7,,,,,,,,"SEIA/Wood Mackenzie","","","","",Down 16% YoY; IRA safe-harbor dynamics
2025,North America,United States (Solar segments — Commercial),2.3,,,,,,,,"SEIA/Wood Mackenzie","","","","",Up 6% YoY
2025,North America,United States (Solar segments — Community),1.4,,,,,,,,"SEIA/Wood Mackenzie","","","","",Down 25% YoY
2026,North America,United States (Forecast — EIA),,43.4 (utility-scale forecast),,,,,,,,"EIA STEO Feb 2026","","","","",Record forecast; 51% of all new US capacity; +60% YoY vs 2025