Overview
Solar uptake
46%
of CVF nations have overtaken the US in solar share
Imports vs. official capacity
3×
cumulative solar imports vs. reported install in 8 of 10 countries
Fossil-fuel drag
$155bn
CVF net importers' fossil bill, 2024
CVF aggregate
Most recent year per indicator.
Top performers, 2024
Country spotlight
Solar & wind share of generation
Share of national electricity, % · Source: Ember
Electricity demand per capita
MWh per person · Source: Ember
Cumulative solar module imports
GW · Source: Ember / Trade Data Monitor
China electrotech imports by category
USD, 12-month rolling sum · Source: Ember China Cleantech Exports
Final energy mix over time
% of final consumption · Source: IEA World Energy Balances (where available)
Solar resource vs current demand
MWh per capita per year · Source: World Bank Global Solar Atlas, Ember
Solar share of generation
% of total electricity · 2000–2024 · US benchmark 7.2%
Wind share of generation
% of total electricity · 2000–2024
Wind + Solar share
% of total electricity · 2000–2024 · US benchmark 7.2%
Electricity demand per capita
MWh / capita · poverty line 1 MWh · US 12 MWh
Solar module imports
Cumulative GW · 2017–2025 · Trade Data Monitor
Solar module imports by country
GW · Source: Ember / Trade Data Monitor
Imports vs reported installed capacity
Cumulative imports (GW) vs. share of CVF cumulative — sortable.
Fossil import dependency
Net fossil imports as % of GDP · 2024 · UN Comtrade
Net fossil-fuel imports as % of GDP, 2024 — bar width ∝ GDP
Marimekko view: each bar's width shows the country's share of CVF GDP. Source: UN Comtrade · World Bank GDP. Click a bar to highlight; sorted high → low.
Country detail
Sortable. Click a header to re-sort.
China electrotech exports to CVF
USD by category · Ember China Cleantech Exports
Monthly Chinese electrotech exports by category
USD, 12-month rolling sum · Source: Ember China Cleantech Exports
Categories: Solar PV · Batteries · EVs · Heating & cooling · Grid · Wind. Source: Ember China Cleantech Exports.
Total cleantech imports by country, latest 12 months
End-use prices
Real 2024 USD · UN Comtrade · 10 CVF countries
Primary energy mix
Fossil · biomass & waste · electric · latest year · IEA WEB · 44 of 74 CVF members
Share of primary energy supply, % — sorted by fossil share
Each bar sums to 100%. Hover for absolute TJ.
Detail by country
Sortable. Latest available year per country.
Final energy mix
Biomass · fossil · electricity · 1971–latest · IEA
Countries
Pick any combination to overlay their trajectories.
Source: IEA World Energy Balances. Each line traces a country's annual share of biomass, fossil fuels, and electricity in final energy consumption. The circle marks the most recent year.
Critical minerals
Reserves & production · 20 minerals · 1994–2020 · USGS
Reserves snapshot — most recent year
Metric tons. Cell shading = country's reserves as share of CVF max for that mineral. Empty cells dotted.
Solar resource potential
MWh / capita / year · Global Solar Atlas · WorldPop 2020
Solar potential per capita — CVF countries ranked
MWh / capita / year
Population by solar potential bucket — CVF vs world
Share of population (%) living in grid cells with the given solar PV potential per capita (MWh / cap / yr).
Detail by country
Sortable. Population shown is the WorldPop sum within each country's Voronoi cells (coverage-weighted, not the country total).