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Production capacity (MW)

Continent	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010
Africa	5,991	5,055	4,413	3,785	3,366	2,480	1,639	1,185	993	899
North America	127,009	115,762	106,827	98,969	89,911	78,809	71,464	68,095	53,550	44,974
South America	21,501	19,183	16,608	14,177	11,115	7,869	4,206	3,069	1,825	1,221
Asia	292,876	262,339	234,701	209,517	182,754	145,841	118,887	100,143	83,770	59,591
Europe	196,636	181,583	170,859	155,294	143,307	131,545	118,950	107,264	94,365	85,343
Oceania	7,408	6,183	5,623	5,392	5,042	4,661	3,753	3,255	2,676	2,598
Total	651,422	590,105	539,031	487,135	435,495	371,205	318,898	283,010	237,178	194,626

Continent	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
Africa	743	583	478	336	251	241	262	156	147	147
North America	38,900	27,786	18,907	13,302	10,000	7,262	6,762	4,991	4,515	2,751
South America	862	447	334	301	92	82	72	50	51	39
Asia	39,812	24,770	16,067	10,685	7,041	4,765	3,257	2,571	2,216	1,794
Europe	75,352	65,817	57,009	48,541	40,910	34,740	28,750	23,281	17,286	13,247
Oceania	2,257	1,859	1,165	1,014	773	573	233	138	106	65
Total	157,927	121,263	93,961	74,179	59,067	47,664	39,336	31,187	24,321	18,043

Continent	1999	1998	1997
Africa	63	6	6
North America	2,709	1,932	1,721
South America	35	31	12
Asia	1,388	1,242	1,115
Europe	9,464	6,426	4,620
Oceania	44	33	8
Total	13,703	9,670	7,482

Growth (MW)

Continent	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010
Africa	937	642	628	419	886	841	454	191	94	156
North America	11,247	8,935	7,858	9,058	11,102	7,345	3,368	14,545	8,577	6,074
South America	2,319	2,575	2,430	3,062	3,246	3,663	1,138	1,244	604	359
Asia	30,538	27,638	25,184	26,763	36,912	26,955	18,744	16,373	24,178	19,779
Europe	15,053	10,724	15,565	11,988	11,762	12,595	11,686	12,899	9,022	9,991
Oceania	1,224	560	231	350	381	908	498	579	78	341
Total	61,317	51,074	51,896	51,640	64,290	52,307	35,889	45,831	42,552	36,699

Continent	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
Africa	160	105	142	85	10	-21	106	9	0	84
North America	11,114	8,879	5,605	3,302	2,738	500	1,771	476	1,764	42
South America	415	113	33	209	10	10	23	-1	12	4
Asia	15,042	8,703	5,382	3,644	2,275	1,509	686	355	422	406
Europe	9,535	8,808	8,468	7,631	6,170	5,991	5,469	5,994	4,039	3,783
Oceania	398	693	152	241	200	340	95	32	41	21
Total	36,664	27,302	19,782	15,112	11,403	8,328	8,149	6,866	6,278	4,340

Continent	1999	1998
Africa	57	0
North America	777	211
South America	3	19
Asia	146	127
Europe	3,038	1,806
Oceania	11	25
Total	4,032	2,188

Growth (%)

Continent	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010
Africa	18.5%	14.5%	16.6%	12.5%	35.7%	51.3%	38.4%	19.2%	10.5%	21.0%
North America	9.7%	8.4%	7.9%	10.1%	14.1%	10.3%	4.9%	27.2%	19.1%	15.6%
South America	12.1%	15.5%	17.1%	27.5%	41.2%	87.1%	37.1%	68.2%	49.4%	41.6%
Asia	11.6%	11.8%	12.0%	14.6%	25.3%	22.7%	18.7%	19.5%	40.6%	49.7%
Europe	8.3%	6.3%	10.0%	8.4%	8.9%	10.6%	10.9%	13.7%	10.6%	13.3%
Oceania	19.8%	10.0%	4.3%	6.9%	8.2%	24.2%	15.3%	21.6%	3.0%	15.1%
Total	10.4%	9.5%	10.7%	11.9%	17.3%	16.4%	12.7%	19.3%	21.9%	23.2%

Continent	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
Africa	27.4%	22.0%	42.2%	33.9%	4.1%	-8.0%	67.9%	6.1%	0.0%	133.3%
North America	40.0%	47.0%	42.1%	33.0%	37.7%	7.4%	35.5%	10.5%	64.1%	1.6%
South America	92.8%	33.8%	11.1%	227.4%	11.5%	13.8%	45.1%	-1.6%	31.0%	11.5%
Asia	60.7%	54.2%	50.4%	51.8%	47.8%	46.3%	26.7%	16.0%	23.5%	29.3%
Europe	14.5%	15.5%	17.4%	18.7%	17.8%	20.8%	23.5%	34.7%	30.5%	40.0%
Oceania	21.4%	59.5%	14.9%	31.2%	35.0%	145.7%	68.8%	30.2%	63.1%	47.7%
Total	30.2%	29.1%	26.7%	25.6%	23.9%	21.2%	26.1%	28.2%	34.8%	31.7%

Continent	1999	1998
Africa	950.0%	0.0%
North America	40.2%	12.3%
South America	10.9%	154.5%
Asia	11.8%	11.4%
Europe	47.3%	39.1%
Oceania	33.3%	312.5%
Total	41.7%	29.2%