Renewable capacity statistics 2025

RENEWABLECAPACITYSTATISTICS2025 STATISTIQUESDECAPACITRENOUVELABLE2025 ESTADSTICASDECAPACIDADRENOVABLE2025 wwwirenaorg CopyrightIRENA2025 UnlessotherwisestatedthispublicationandmaterialfeaturedhereinarethepropertyoftheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgencyIRENAandaresubjecttocopyrightbyIRENA MaterialinthispublicationmaybefreelyusedsharedcopiedreproducedprintedandorstoredprovidedthatallsuchmaterialisclearlyattributedtoIRENAandbearsanotationthatitissubjecttocopyrightIRENAwiththeyearofthecopyright Materialcontainedinthispublicationattributedtothirdpartiesmaybesubjecttothirdpartycopyrightandseparatetermsofuseandrestrictionsincludingrestrictionsinrelationtoanycommercialuse ISBN9789292606527 CitationIRENA2025Renewablecapacitystatistics2025InternationalRenewableEnergyAgencyAbuDhabi AboutIRENA TheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgencyIRENAisanintergovernmentalorganisationthatsupportscountriesintheirtransitiontoasustainableenergyfutureandservesastheprincipalplatformforinternationalcooperationacentreofexcellenceandarepositoryofpolicytechnologyresourceandfinancialknowledgeonrenewableenergyIRENApromotesthewidespreadadoptionandsustainableuseofallformsofrenewableenergyincludingbioenergygeothermalhydropoweroceansolarandwindenergyinthepursuitofsustainabledevelopmentenergyaccessenergysecurityandlowcarboneconomicgrowthandprosperitywwwirenaorg Acknowledgements PreparedbyJulianPrimeImanAbdulkadirAhmedDennisAkandeNazikElhassanYuryMelnikovandAdrianWhitemanTheauthorsalsogratefullyacknowledgeallcontributionstothisdatasetincludingthosefromEurostattheInternationalEnergyAgencyIEAandnationalstatisticalfocalpointsincountries ForfurtherinformationortoprovidefeedbackpleasecontacttheIRENAStatisticsteamstatisticsirenaorg ThisreportisavailablefordownloadfromwwwirenaorgPublicationsDatacanbedownloadedatwwwirenaorgData Disclaimer Thispublicationandthematerialfeaturedhereinareprovided“asis”forinformationalpurposes AllreasonableprecautionshavebeentakenbyIRENAtoverifythereliabilityofthematerialfeaturedinthispublicationNeitherIRENAnoranyofitsofficialsagentsdataorotherthirdpartycontentprovidersorlicensorsprovidesanywarrantyincludingastotheaccuracycompletenessorfitnessforaparticularpurposeoruseofsuchmaterialorregardingthenoninfringementofthirdpartyrightsandtheyacceptnoresponsibilityorliabilitywithregardtotheuseofthispublicationandthematerialfeaturedtherein TheinformationcontainedhereindoesnotnecessarilyrepresenttheviewsoftheMembersofIRENAnorisitanendorsementofanyprojectproductorserviceproviderThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialhereindonotimplytheexpressionofanyopiniononthepartofIRENAconcerningthelegalstatusofanyregioncountryterritorycityorareaorofitsauthoritiesorconcerningthedelimitationoffrontiersorboundaries FOREWORD TheIRENARenewableCapacityStatistics2025highlightsthecontinuedprogressmadeintheglobalenergytransitionThislatesteditionillustratesthegrowthofrenewablesinnewlyinstalledpowergenerationcapacityin2024 Bytheendof2024renewablesaccountedfor46ofglobalinstalledpowercapacityYetevenasrenewableenergyalmostaccountsforhalfoftotalcapacitymanyenergyplanningquestionsstillneedtobeaddressedtoestablishrenewablesasthemostsignificantsourceofelectricitygenerationincludinginthecontextofgridflexibilityandadaptationtovariablerenewablepower Continuingthetrendreportedinrecentyears2024sawthelargestincreaseinrenewableenergycapacitytodatewiththeadditionof585gigawattsGWofrenewablesexpandingthestockofrenewablepowerby151Renewablesaccountedforarecord925ofglobalpoweradditionslargelyduetosignificantgrowthinsolarandwindpowerSolarpoweraloneaccountedforoverthreequartersofrenewableadditionswitharecord452GWaddedduringtheyearwhile113GWofwindenergywasadded HoweversignificantdisparitiesremainindeploymentChinatheUnitedStatesandtheEuropeanUnionaccountfor489GWor836ofallnewrenewablecapacityinstalledin2024Africaaccountedfor42GWor07Anddespitecapacitygrowingby93duringtheyearsmallislanddevelopingstateswithacombinedrenewableenergycapacityof9GWcomprisejust02oftheworldwidetotal Despiterecordrenewableadditionsin2024currentgrowthratesindicatetheworldisnotontracktotripleinstalledrenewablepowercapacityto11TWby2030Withjust6yearsremainingtomeetthegoaladoptedatCOP28totripleinstalledrenewablepowercapacityby2030theworldnowneedsadditionsinexcessof1120GWeachyearfortherestofthisdecadetokeeptheworldona15CpathwayinaccordancewiththeWorldEnergyTransitionsOutlook15CScenario Lookingaheadweneedtoseeamuchfasterpaceofgrowthinthestockofrenewablepowerplantsanddistributedelectricitygenerationaroundtheworld Thisreportisavaluableresourcefortrackingprogressandareminderoftheworkthatliesaheadtoachieveajustinclusiveandsustainablefutureforall FrancescoLaCameraDirectorGeneral InternationalRenewableEnergyAgency TABLEOFCONTENTSTABLEDESMATIRESTABLADECONTENIDOS TotalcapacityCapacittotaleCapacidadtotal Totalrenewableenergy Totalnergiesrenouvelables2 Totalenergasrenovables Hydropower Hydrolectricit6 Hidroelctrica Renewablehydropowerincludingmixedplants Hydrolectricitrenouvelableycomprislescentralesmixtes9 Hidroelctricare