{
  "meta": {
    "key": "solar_capacity",
    "title": "Global Solar Installed Capacity",
    "unit": "GW",
    "category": "Energy",
    "source": "IRENA Renewable Energy Statistics 2026",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/Renewable-Energy-Statistics-2026",
    "verified": "2026-09-06",
    "url": "https://exponentialtracker.com/curve/solar_capacity",
    "csv": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/solar_capacity.csv",
    "json": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/solar_capacity.json",
    "retrievedFrom": "Compiled by Exponential Tracker and re-derived from the source named above. Rebuilt on every deploy, so re-fetch rather than trusting a saved copy to be current.",
    "rights": "The underlying data belongs to IRENA Renewable Energy Statistics 2026. This compilation may be reused with attribution to Exponential Tracker. No licence is claimed or implied over the source data.",
    "citation": "Exponential Tracker, \"Global Solar Installed Capacity\", exponentialtracker.com/curve/solar_capacity, data verified 2026-09-06. Underlying source: IRENA Renewable Energy Statistics 2026."
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "year": 2000,
      "value": 1.2
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "value": 1.6
    },
    {
      "year": 2004,
      "value": 3.4
    },
    {
      "year": 2006,
      "value": 6.5
    },
    {
      "year": 2008,
      "value": 15.2
    },
    {
      "year": 2010,
      "value": 41.5
    },
    {
      "year": 2011,
      "value": 72.7
    },
    {
      "year": 2012,
      "value": 102.8
    },
    {
      "year": 2013,
      "value": 139.7
    },
    {
      "year": 2014,
      "value": 178.8
    },
    {
      "year": 2015,
      "value": 226.6
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "value": 298.5
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "value": 392.3
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "value": 487.8
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "value": 590.1
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "value": 721.2
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "value": 865.9
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "value": 1057.9
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "value": 1424
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "value": 1883.2,
      "label": "IRENA: 1,883 GW"
    },
    {
      "year": 2025,
      "value": 2396.7,
      "label": "IRENA: 2,397 GW"
    }
  ]
}