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The top 20 countries (capacity in MW) |
| Country | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
| China | 41,800 | 25,104 | 12,210 | 5,912 | 2,599 | 1,266 | 764 | 567 | 468 | 400 | 352 | 262 | 200 |
| USA | 40,200 | 35,159 | 25,170 | 16,819 | 11,603 | 9,149 | 6,725 | 6,370 | 4,685 | 4,258 | 2,564 | 2,534 | 1,820 |
| Germany | 27,214 | 25,777 | 23,903 | 22,247 | 20,622 | 18,500 | 18,428 | 16,629 | 12,001 | 8,754 | 6,095 | 4,443 | 2,875 |
| Spain | 20,676 | 19,149 | 16,740 | 15,145 | 11,630 | 10,028 | 8,263 | 6,202 | 4,830 | 3,337 | 2,535 | 1,542 | 834 |
| India | 13,065 | 10,926 | 9,587 | 7,850 | 6,270 | 4,430 | 3,000 | 2,110 | 1,702 | 1,507 | 1,267 | 1,035 | 992 |
| Italy | 5,797 | 4,850 | 3,736 | 2,726 | 2,123 | 1,718 | 1,265 | 904 | 785 | 682 | 427 | 283 | 178 |
| France | 5,660 | 4,492 | 3,404 | 2,455 | 1,567 | 757 | 386 | 248 | 148 | 95 | 68 | 25 | 21 |
| United-Kingdom | 5,204 | 4,051 | 3,288 | 2,389 | 1,963 | 1,353 | 888 | 684 | 552 | 474 | 409 | 347 | 333 |
| Canada | 4,008 | 3,319 | 2,369 | 1,846 | 1,460 | 683 | 444 | 322 | 236 | 207 | 137 | 125 | 82 |
| Denmark | 3,752 | 3,465 | 3,160 | 3,125 | 3,136 | 3,128 | 3,124 | 3,110 | 2,880 | 2,383 | 2,417 | 1,771 | 1,383 |
| Portugal | 3,702 | 3,535 | 2,862 | 2,130 | 1,716 | 1,022 | 522 | 289 | 194 | 131 | 83 | 67 | 51 |
| Japan | 2,304 | 2,056 | 1,880 | 1,528 | 1,309 | 1,040 | 896 | 506 | 334 | 275 | 142 | 68 | 30 |
| Netherlands | 2,237 | 2,229 | 2,225 | 1,747 | 1,559 | 1,224 | 1,078 | 908 | 682 | 481 | 440 | 409 | 361 |
| Sweden | 2,163 | 1,560 | 1,067 | 831 | 571 | 509 | 452 | 404 | 345 | 295 | 241 | 220 | 178 |
| Australia | 2,020 | 1,712 | 1,494 | 817 | 817 | 579 | 379 | 197 | 103 | 71 | 30 | 9 | 9 |
| Ireland | 1,428 | 1,260 | 1,245 | 805 | 746 | 495 | 339 | 186 | 137 | 125 | 119 | 73 | 73 |
| Turkey | 1,329 | 801 | 333 | 207 | 65 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
| Greece | 1,208 | 1,087 | 990 | 873 | 756 | 573 | 473 | 365 | 276 | 272 | 247 | 158 | 55 |
| Poland | 1,107 | 725 | 472 | 276 | 153 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Austria | 1,011 | 995 | 995 | 982 | 965 | 819 | 606 | 415 | 139 | 94 | 77 | 42 | 30 |