Figure 3. Photovoltaic Shipments Market Share, 1992-1999
Sources: 1993 through 1999 revised data from: P. Maycock, PV News, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Warrenton, VA: PV Energy Systems, Inc., March 2000). 1992 data from: P. Maycock, PV News, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Warrenton, VA: PV Energy Systems, Inc., February 1999).
Shipments from the United States and Japan dominate the market, with about 30 percent of shipments from the United States and 40 percent from Japan. In 1995, U.S.-based manufacturing capacity accounted for 45 percent of world shipments, with Japan at 26 percent.