Solar Capacity (As % of Worldwide Installed Photovoltaic Power) fell 21.9% to 0.888% in Canada in 2016

Solar capacity as a share of worldwide installed photovoltaic power fell 21.9% to 0.888% in Canada in 2016, according to World Bank / EIA.

Historically, solar capacity as a share of worldwide installed photovoltaic power in Canada reached an all time high of 1.50% in 1996 and an all time low of 0.222% in 2008. When compared to Canada's main peers, solar capacity as a share of worldwide installed photovoltaic power in Australia amounted to 1.97%, 0.128% in Mexico, 3.93% in United Kingdom and 13.3% in USA in 2016.

Canada has been ranked 13th within the group of 42 countries we follow in terms of solar capacity as a share of worldwide installed photovoltaic power, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.