China overwhelmingly dominates every step of the solar supply chain

Between 2010 and 2021, China considerably increased its market share of key components for manufacturing solar PV. Click on different regions of the world to compare their share of the global solar PV market

Demand
2010China 3.5%
2021China 36.4%
Modules
2010China 55.7%
2021China 74.7%
Cells
2010China 57.9%
2021China 85.1%
Wafers
2010China 78.3%
2021China 96.8%
Polysilicon
2010China 28.6%
2021China 79.4%
Source: IEA
Data visualisation: Spoovio
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