The maps represent yearly sum of global irradiation on horizontal and optimally inclined surface, 10-years average of the period 1981-1990 [kWh/m²]. The same colour legend represents also potential solar electricity [kWh/kWp] generated by a 1 kWp system per year with photovoltaic modules mounted at an optimum inclination and assuming system performance ratio 0.75.

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European countries and regions:

[AL] [AT] [BA] [BE] [BG] [BY] [CH] [CY] [CZ] [DE] [DK] [EE] [ES] [FI] [FR] [GR] [HR] [HU] [IE] [IS] [IT] [LV] [LT] [LU] [MD] [ME] [MK] [MT] [NL] [NO] [PL] [PT] [RO] [RS] [SE] [SI] [SK] [TR] [UK]

[Europe] [Alpine region] [West Balkan region] [Benelux]

See also maps for non-European countries and regions

	Europe A2 poster (pdf 11.5 mb) graphic file for publications (5.2 mb) graphic file for presentations (0.7 mb)
	Europe, the Mediterranean region optimum angle
	Europe, the Alpine region optimum angle
	Albania horizontal plane optimum angle
	Austria horizontal plane optimum angle
	Bosnia and Herzegovina horizontal plane optimum angle
	Belgium horizontal plane optimum angle
	Bulgaria horizontal plane optimum angle
	Belarus horizontal plane optimum angle
	Switzerland horizontal plane optimum angle
	Cyprus horizontal plane optimum angle
	Czech Republic horizontal plane optimum angle
	Germany horizontal plane optimum angle
	Denmark horizontal plane optimum angle
	Estonia horizontal plane optimum angle
	Spain horizontal plane optimum angle
	Finland horizontal plane optimum angle
	France horizontal plane optimum angle
	United Kingdom horizontal plane optimum angle
	Greece horizontal plane optimum angle
	Croatia horizontal plane optimum angle
	Hungary horizontal plane optimum angle
	Ireland horizontal plane optimum angle
	Island horizontal plane optimum angle
	Italy horizontal plane optimum angle
	Lithuania horizontal plane optimum angle
	Luxembourg horizontal plane optimum angle
	Latvia horizontal plane optimum angle
	Malta horizontal plane optimum angle
	Moldavia horizontal plane optimum angle
	FYR Macedonia horizontal plane optimum angle
	Montenegro horizontal plane optimum angle
	Netherlands horizontal plane optimum angle
	Norway horizontal plane optimum angle
	Poland horizontal plane optimum angle
	Portugal horizontal plane optimum angle
	Romania horizontal plane optimum angle
	Serbia horizontal plane optimum angle
	Sweden horizontal plane optimum angle
	Slovakia horizontal plane optimum angle
	Slovenia horizontal plane optimum angle
	Turkey horizontal plane optimum angle
	Ucraine horizontal plane optimum angle