Global solar container installed capacity in 2022

The global solar sector installed over 1,183GW of solar PV capacity as of the end of 2022, of which 65% were added in the last five years, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Trends in PV Applications 2023. Last year, the installed global solar capacity reached. The US added 8.63GW of distributed solar last year. Credit: SunPower The global solar sector installed over 1,183GW of solar PV capacity as of the end of 2022, of which 65% were added in the last five years, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Trends in PV Applications 2023. Last. Global renewable capacity increased by 295 GW last year, bringing the world to a cumulative installed capacity of 3,372 GW, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). IRENA says developers installed 295 GW of renewable energy throughout the world in 2022, driving up global. Solar PV maintained its record-breaking streak, with new capacity increasing 37% in 2022, while global solar production reached an average of 6.2%, up from 5% in 2021. For the tenth consecutive year, Asia dominated regionally in new solar PV installations, contributing 64% of the global added. Cumulative installed solar capacity, measured in gigawatts (GW). Data source: IRENA (2025) – Learn more about this data processed This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page. At the end of 2022, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3 372 GW. Renewable hydropower accounted for the largest share of the global total, with a capacity of 1 256 GW.* Solar and wind energy accounted for most of the remainder, with total capacities of 1 053 GW and 899 GW. IRENA says developers installed 295 GW of renewable energy throughout the world in 2022, driving up global cumulative installed capacity by 9.6% to 3,372 GW. It was a year of record growth, largely based on newly installed PV systems, according to IRENA. The organization says 191 GW of solar was.