Key Takeaways
- 30% of global solar PV demand is expected to be concentrated in the top 5 countries by 2024, based on IEA forecasts
- 1.3 terawatts (TW) of solar PV capacity additions are expected globally in 2024 (IEA forecast)
- 2,343 GW of total global solar PV capacity was installed by end-2023 (EMBER data)
- SEIA reports 31.7 GW of solar installed in 2023 in the United States
- 3,300,000 solar jobs in the United States were supported in 2023 (SEIA)
- 11.6 GWdc of utility-scale solar capacity was installed in the US in 2023 (SEIA/GTM)
- Global logistics costs rose to about 10% of global GDP in 2022 (World Bank logistics overview)
- Freight and logistics costs can represent 3%–15% of total product costs depending on industry and trade route (World Bank logistics overview)
- The World Bank estimates that trade facilitation improvements can reduce logistics costs by up to 15% in some cases (World Bank estimates)
- 30% of companies in a 2023 survey planned to increase use of supply chain planning software within 12 months (Gartner supply chain survey figure)
- 35% of organizations reported improving forecast accuracy by more than 10% after implementing advanced analytics (McKinsey supply chain analytics case summaries)
- In a 2022 DHL study, 70% of shippers said improving tracking and tracing would be beneficial for supply chain performance (DHL)
- 72% of supply chain leaders reported deploying supply chain visibility tools in some form (McKinsey digital supply chain survey summary)
- 58% of respondents reported using cloud-based SCM applications (Gartner supply chain technology survey; summarized in Gartner press/inquiries)
- 47% of firms reported implementing transportation management systems (TMS) (industry surveys summarized by Gartner/IDC)
Solar demand is rapidly concentrating geographically as supply chains scale, with China leading manufacturing and logistics pressures rising.
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