Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025: Solar Power Leads
In 2024, for 42% of the global total, for the largest share, accounted solar power with 1 865 GW followed by hydropower with 1 283 GW (29%), wind power with 1 133 GW (25%), bioenergy
In 2024, for 42% of the global total, for the largest share, accounted solar power with 1 865 GW followed by hydropower with 1 283 GW (29%), wind power with 1 133 GW (25%), bioenergy
In 2022, the total global photovoltaic capacity increased by 228 GW, with a 24% growth year-on-year of new installations. As a result, the total global
Renewable energy statistics 2025 provides datasets on power-generation capacity for 2015-2024, actual power generation for 2015-2023 and renewable energy balances for over 150 countries
By the end of 2024, solar PV made up 46% of global renewable capacity, with 2.2 TW installed. By 2030, we expect global installed solar PV capacity to exceed 7 TW by 2030.
Global solar photovoltaic capacity has grown from around 40 gigawatts in 2010 to approximately 2.2 terawatts in 2024. Only in that last
By the end of 2022, global cumulative installed PV capacity reached approximately 1,185 GW. The growth trajectory has been remarkable. Between 2000 and 2022, solar
Global solar installations are on track for another record year. In the first six months of 2025, the world added 380 GW of new solar capacity — 64% higher than during the same
Growth in utility-scale and distributed solar PV more than doubles, representing nearly 80% of worldwide renewable electricity capacity expansion. Low module costs, relatively efficient
A new IEEE report shows solar dominated new generation in 2024, with 70% of added global capacity from PV and record installations in China and the United States.
PDF version includes complete article with source references. Suitable for printing and offline reading.