The line chart below displays the 
use
 of power from the sun in the USA, Germany, Japan and China. 
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Overall
, America and China's Linking Words
use
 of solar power increased significantly over the entire time Use synonyms
period
. Japan's Use synonyms
use
 decreased gradually and Germany's remained relatively stable. 
The United States was the biggest consumer of solar energy in 1995 with just below 8,000 and increased consistently every year to around 18,000 in 2015. China was the lowest Use synonyms
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 user at the start of the Linking Words
period
 at around 1000, but steadily increased to just over 2000 over the next 10 years, before increasing consumption dramatically to become the second highest consumer with nearly 12,000 in 2015. 
Japan's Use synonyms
use
 began the recorded Use synonyms
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 with around 6,000 and Use synonyms
this
 consistently dropped year on year to just below 4,000 in 2015. Germany's value hovered between approximately 2,000 and 3,000 throughout the entire Linking Words
period
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