Yes, over 8713 GW (over 50% compound growth)

No, but at least 2571 GW (over 26% compound growth)

The world installed around 510 GW of photovoltaic panels in 2023.

The installations of photovoltaics globally grew historically at 26% compound rate. 

However the growth from 2022 to 2023 was around 50%: 

This is what a 26% compound growth looks like:

This is what a 50% compound growth looks like:

I realized that the Guardian article that I quoted did not report solar panels installations but total renewable energy additions. I am really sorry of the confusion and the impact it has on the forecasts written above.

Solar panel installations in 2023: 444 GW 

Solar panel installations in 2022: 252 GW 

This represents a YoY growth of around 76% (not 50% as quoted above)

These appear to me as the most accurate and recent data, even if there are small differences across various sources.

For the purpose of this market, the question remains unchanged even if the data used to reach those figures is inaccurate.