As of 2019, the cumulative global grid-connected photovoltaic installed capacity exceeded 580GW

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, global grid-connected solar capacity reached 580.
1 GW by the end of 2019, of which 3.
4 GW
were off-grid PV.
The total installed capacity of renewable energy reached a staggering 2,563.
8 GW, of which hydropower remained the main source at 1,310.
9 GW, followed by wind with 622.
7 GW
.

According to international renewable?? According to the latest statistics released by the Energy Agency (IRENA), 176 GW of new renewable energy capacity
was installed worldwide in 2019.

At the end of December, the total installed capacity of clean energy reached 2,536.
8 GW, of which hydropower and wind remained the largest sources at 1,310.
2 GW and 622.
7 GW
, respectively.
Solar installations, including photovoltaics and concentrated solar (CSP), continue to lag slightly behind wind with a cumulative installed capacity of 586.
4 GW.

CSP accounted for 6.
27 GW of the total, while grid-connected PV accounted for 580.
1 GW.

Cumulative installation

Asia is the region with the largest share of PV capacity in the world, with a cumulative installed capacity of 330.
1 GW.

China is the largest market in the region with a cumulative installed capacity of 205.
7 GW, followed by Japan (61.
8 GW), India (34.
8 GW) and South Korea (10.
5 GW).

By the end of 2019, 138.
2 GW of solar energy had been installed in Europe, of which 129.
8 GW had been installed in the EU
.
Germany remains the continent's largest market with a market share of 49.
9 GW, followed by Italy with 20.
9 GW, the UK with 13.
3 GW, France with 10.
5 GW and Spain with 8.
6 GW
.

By the end of December, the total grid-connected PV capacity in North America reached 68.
2 GW
.
About 60.
5 GW was installed in the United States, 4.
8 GW in Mexico and 3.
3 GW
in Canada.

In Central America and the Caribbean, the cumulative photovoltaic grid-connected power generation reached 2.
1 GW
.
The largest markets in the region are Honduras (511 MW), Dominican Republic (293 MW), Panama (242 MW) and El Salvador (237 MW).

In South America, the largest markets are Chile and Brazil, with cumulative installations of 2.
6 GW and 2.
4 GW
, respectively.
By the end of December, the continent had a cumulative installed PV capacity of 6.
46 GW
.

In the Middle East, the total PV capacity reached 5.
14 GW
.
The solar markets in the region are the United Arab Emirates and Israel, with cumulative installations
of 1.
7 GW and 1.
1 GW, respectively.

IRENA said that by the end of 2019, Africa's cumulative total reached 6.
36 GW
.
The Eurasian region, which includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia and Turkey, accumulated 7.
14 GW
.
Oceania's cumulative total capacity reached 16.
23 GW, led by Australia with 15.
9 GW
.

Added in 2019

According to IRENA, 97.
1 GW
of new PV capacity was added globally in 2019.

China remains the world's largest market, with about 30 GW of new solar capacity
.
By the end of December, Asia had added about 56 GW of new capacity for the entire year
.

Europe and North America installed 19 GW and 11.
2 GW of new solar
, respectively.
Africa and the Middle East also deploy about 1.
2 GW and 2 GW of capacity
, respectively.

Central and South America recorded 421 MW and 1.
2 GW of new installations, respectively, while Oceania and Eurasia recorded 4.
7 GW and 1.
5 GW, respectively
.

Off-grid devices

IRENA reported that the cumulative generation of off-grid solar reached 3.
43 GW
by the end of December.

Asia remains the leading region for off-grid PV, with 1.
91 GW
deployed.
India, China and Bangladesh have capacities of 1.
1 GW, 394 MW and 209 MW
respectively.

Other major regions for off-grid PV include Africa with an installed capacity of 997 MW, followed by the Middle East with 299 MW
.