solar power

The largest solar farms rank by installed capacity, from China's Tengger park to the UAE's Al Dhafra site. Here is how capacity, land, and real output compare.

China installed 278 GW of new solar capacity in 2024 alone — more than the entire installed base of the United States. With 888 GW of total solar PV capacity, China now hosts nearly half of all solar power on Earth. This article ranks the top solar nations by installed capacity and explains how the global solar revolution became so geographically concentrated.