| element | Z | abundance in Sun relative to 1 billion H | abundance in Sun relative to 1 million Si |
| Hydrogen | 1 | 1.00E+09 | 27,027,027,027 |
| Helium | 2 | 8.00E+07 | 2,162,162,162 |
| Lithium | 3 | 1.00E-02 | 0.27 |
| Beryllium | 4 | 1.50E-02 | 0.41 |
| Boron | 5 | 1.80E+00 | 48.65 |
| Carbon | 6 | 440000 | 11,891,892 |
| Nitrogen | 7 | 91000 | 2,459,459 |
| Oxygen | 8 | 740000 | 20,000,000 |
| Fluorine | 9 | 30 | 811 |
| Neon | 10 | 128000 | 3,459,459 |
| Sodium | 11 | 2100 | 56,756 |
| Magnesium | 12 | 39000 | 1,054,054 |
| Aluminum | 13 | 3100 | 83,783 |
| Silicon | 14 | 37000 | 1,000,000 |
| Phosphorus | 15 | 380 | 10,270 |
| Sulfur | 16 | 19000 | 513,513 |
| Chlorine | 17 | 200 | 5,405 |
| Argon | 18 | 3800 | 102,702 |
| Potassium | 19 | 140 | 3,784 |
| Calcium | 20 | 2200 | 59,459 |
| Scandium | 21 | 1 | 27 |
| Titanium | 22 | 90 | 2,432 |
| Vanadium | 23 | 10 | 270 |
| Chromium | 24 | 500 | 13,513 |
| Manganese | 25 | 350 | 9,459 |
| Iron | 26 | 33000 | 891,892 |
| Cobalt | 27 | 80 | 2,162 |
| Nickel | 28 | 1800 | 48,648 |