Solar Electricity Generation by UK Country, 2024

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compared by solar generation; GWh, 2024.

What the Data Shows

Solar electricity generation is compared across the four UK countries in 2024. Values are annual gigawatt-hours generated within each country. England leads at 12,400.8 GWh, more than ten times Wales at 1,192.9 GWh. Northern Ireland records 249.6 GWh, the smallest total.

Data table

Unit: GWh · Period: 2024

RankEntryValuePeriod
1England12.4K2024
2Wales1.19K2024
3Scotland521.22024
4Northern Ireland249.62024

Sources

Source 1: Electricity generation and supply by UK country

Publisher: UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Dataset/table: Electricity generation by fuel and UK country

Units: GWh and percent

Date checked: 2026-07-15

Evidence: Supports 2024 solar electricity generation values for all four UK countries.

Data notes & caveats

Gigawatt-hours measure the volume of electricity generated during the year. Values refer to generation within each country rather than electricity ultimately consumed there.

Methodology

The ranking selects the 2024 solar electricity generation value for each UK country from the same official regional electricity release and sorts the four values from highest to lowest.

Source consistency notes

All four rows use the same official source, calendar year, fuel definition and gigawatt-hour unit.

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