China’s Solar PV Exports

Summary

Ember’s China Solar Export dataset provides the following information:

• Export amount in US dollars (USD)
• Export amount in weight (kg)
• Export amount in quantity (number of items)
• Solar product type
• Average solar product price
• Price unit
• Calculated capacity (MW)

Methodology

China Solar Exports

The IEA has stated that China’s solar photovoltaic exports account for 80% of the global market. While there is a wide variety of products that make up the solar supply chain, panels, cells and wafers make up the majority of exports by trade value, and can be expressed in GW terms. Ember tracks these products to give a clearer picture of the global solar supply chain.