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TABLE R5. SOLAR PV GLOBAL CAPACITY AND ADDITIONS, TOP 10 COUNTRIES, 2012
Country Total End-2011 Added 2012 Total End-2012
(GW)
Germany 24.8 7.6 32.4
Italy 12.8 3.6 16.4
United States 3.9 3.3 7.2
China 3.5 3.5 7.0
Japan 4.9 1.7 6.6
Spain 4.9 0.2 5.1
France 1 2.9 1.1 4.0
Belgium 2.1 0.6 2.7
Australia 1.4 1.0 2.4
Czech Republic 2.0 0.1 2.1
Other Europe 3.3 4.1 7.4
Other World 4.1 2.6 6.7
World Total 71 29 100
1 For France, previously installed projects were connected to the grid in 2012, along with a limited contribution from new installations, per European
Photovoltaics Industry Association, Market Report 2012 (Brussels: February 2013).
Note: Countries are ordered according to total operating capacity. Capacities are rounded to the nearest 0.1 GW; world totals are rounded to nearest 1 GW.
Rounding is to account for uncertainties and inconsistencies in available data; where totals do not add up, the difference is due to rounding. Data reflect
a variety of sources, some of which differ quite significantly, reflecting variations in accounting or methodology. For more detailed information and statistics,
see Solar Photovoltaics section in Market and Industry Trends by Technology and related endnotes.
Source: See Endnote 5 for this section.
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