The statistic represents the cumulative installed PV capacity worldwide from 2010 with projections to 2050, by end-use sector. Cumulative installed PV capacity in the residential sector is expected to reach 118 gigawatts by 2020.
Cumulative installed PV capacity by end-use sector from 2010 with projections to 2050
(in gigawatts)
Characteristic
Residential
Commercial
Utility
Off-grid
2050
1,380
404
908
463
2040
957
243
551
267
2030
447
99
223
103
2020
118
22
49
21
2010
17
3
5
2
02505007501,0001,2501,500
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IEA, & OECD. (May 31, 2010). Cumulative installed PV capacity by end-use sector from 2010 with projections to 2050 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186985/global-cumulative-installed-pv-capacity-by-sector-from-2010/
IEA, und OECD. "Cumulative installed PV capacity by end-use sector from 2010 with projections to 2050 (in gigawatts)." Chart. May 31, 2010. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186985/global-cumulative-installed-pv-capacity-by-sector-from-2010/
IEA, OECD. (2010). Cumulative installed PV capacity by end-use sector from 2010 with projections to 2050 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186985/global-cumulative-installed-pv-capacity-by-sector-from-2010/
IEA, and OECD. "Cumulative Installed Pv Capacity by End-use Sector from 2010 with Projections to 2050 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186985/global-cumulative-installed-pv-capacity-by-sector-from-2010/
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Cumulative installed PV capacity by end-use sector from 2010 with projections to 2050 (in gigawatts) [Graph], IEA, & OECD, May 31, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186985/global-cumulative-installed-pv-capacity-by-sector-from-2010/
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