In 2022, Brazil was the Latin American country with the largest number of employees in the solar photovoltaic energy industry, with some 241 thousand jobs. Mexico ranked second in the region, but by a wide margin, with around 19 thousand jobs. That year, Brazil and Mexico also reported the two
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IRENA. (September 28, 2023). Number of jobs in the solar photovoltaic industry in selected countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/
IRENA. "Number of jobs in the solar photovoltaic industry in selected countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/
IRENA. (2023). Number of jobs in the solar photovoltaic industry in selected countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/
IRENA. "Number of Jobs in The Solar Photovoltaic Industry in Selected Countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/
IRENA, Number of jobs in the solar photovoltaic industry in selected countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Number of jobs in the solar photovoltaic industry in selected countries in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], IRENA, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218768/solar-pv-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/