Solar panel imports from China into African countries
Cumulative generation capacity, measured in megawatts (MW), of solar photovoltaic panels exported from China to African countries.
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58 rows, 11 columns.
- 2017 Number
- Number of megawatts of solar panels imported by the country in 2017 0.03 – 171.89
- 2018 Number
- Cumulative number of megawatts of solar panels imported by the country in 2018 0 – 1939.23
- 2019 Number
- Cumulative number of megawatts of solar panels imported by the country in 2019 0 – 2458.08
- 2020 Number
- Cumulative number of megawatts of solar panels imported by the country in 2020 0 – 2686.32
- 2021 Number
- Cumulative number of megawatts of solar panels imported by the country in 2021 0 – 3165.72
- 2022 Number
- Cumulative number of megawatts of solar panels imported by the country in 2022 0 – 4456.7
- 2023 Number
- Cumulative number of megawatts of solar panels imported by the country in 2023 0 – 8587.96
- 2024 Number
- Cumulative number of megawatts of solar panels imported by the country in 2024 0 – 12280.85
- 2025 Number
- Cumulative number of megawatts of solar panels imported by the country in 2025 1.06 – 15874.68
- 2026 Number
- Cumulative number of megawatts of solar panels imported by the country in 2026 by June 1 – 18384
- country Category
- Name of African country South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco, Algeria, Congo (DRC), Kenya, Senegal, Tunisia, Tanzania (the United Republic of), Namibia, Ghana and 46 more
First rows
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171.89 | 561.53 | 1632.29 | 2198.66 | 3165.72 | 4456.7 | 8587.96 | 12280.85 | 15874.68 | 18384 | South Africa |
| 103.1 | 1939.23 | 2458.08 | 2686.32 | 3054.25 | 3264.49 | 4230.35 | 5267.42 | 7553.82 | 8961 | Egypt |
| 63.8 | 178.85 | 334.09 | 528.13 | 747.79 | 1164.5 | 1986.03 | 3285.83 | 4958.59 | 6764 | Nigeria |
| 164.99 | 546.2 | 669.64 | 891.33 | 1120.94 | 1476.21 | 2069.13 | 3119.61 | 4127.28 | 4777 | Morocco |
| 2.91 | 23.34 | 36.05 | 56.18 | 89.18 | 91.4 | 120.22 | 470.53 | 2589.05 | 3070 | Algeria |
| 5.53 | 22.28 | 33.29 | 53.15 | 73.06 | 108.43 | 171.14 | 359.73 | 1548.63 | 2932 | Congo (DRC) |
| 145.05 | 274.72 | 486.25 | 669.66 | 873.77 | 1142.44 | 1402.87 | 1800.14 | 2411.3 | 2863 | Kenya |
| 61.78 | 190.57 | 322.37 | 511.09 | 596.05 | 751.65 | 968.16 | 1596.95 | 2098.84 | 2350 | Senegal |
| 25.58 | 45.85 | 127.29 | 172.21 | 235.81 | 342.75 | 587.91 | 1297.8 | 1613.96 | 2014 | Tunisia |
| 67.88 | 140.65 | 218.73 | 330.81 | 436.04 | 534.24 | 674.65 | 987.04 | 1449.52 | 1804 | Tanzania (the United Republic of) |
| 40.18 | 163.67 | 187.99 | 214.03 | 297.45 | 412.29 | 753.89 | 1034.26 | 1403.62 | 1494 | Namibia |
| 65.59 | 120.16 | 153.59 | 281.64 | 334.12 | 385.97 | 484.02 | 750.64 | 940.87 | 1519 | Ghana |
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