The line chart below displays the use of power from the sun in the USA, Germany, Japan and China.
Overall, America and China’s use of solar power increased significantly over the entire time period. Japan’s use decreased gradually and Germany’s remained relatively stable.
The United States was the biggest consumer of solar energy in 1995 with just below 8,000 and increased consistently every year to around 18,000 in 2015. China was the lowest overall user at the start of the period at around 1000, but steadily increased to just over 2000 over the next 10 years, before increasing consumption dramatically to become the second highest consumer with nearly 12,000 in 2015.
Japan’s use began the recorded period with around 6000 and this consistently dropped year to just below 4000 in 2015. Germany’s value hovered between approximately 2,000 and 3,000 throughout the entire period.
