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This is a '''list of countries and dependencies by [[electricity generation]] from [[Renewable energy|renewable]] sources''' each year.
This is a '''list of countries and dependencies by [[electricity generation]] from [[Renewable energy|renewable]] sources''' each year.


Renewables accounted for 28% of electric generation in 2021, consisting of [[hydroelectricity|hydro]] (55%), [[wind power|wind]] (23%), [[biomass (energy)|biomass]] (13%), [[solar power|solar]] (7%) and [[geothermal power|geothermal]] (1%). [[China]] produced 31% of global renewable electricity, followed by the [[United States]] (11%), [[Brazil]] (6.4%), [[Canada]] (5.4%) and [[India]] (3.9%).<ref name="IRENA"/>
Renewables accounted for 28% of electric generation in 2021, consisting of [[hydroelectricity|hydro]] (55%), [[wind power|wind]] (23%), [[biomass (energy)|biomass]] (13%), [[solar power|solar]] (7%) and [[geothermal power|geothermal]] (1%). [[Sri Lanka ]] produced 31% of global renewable electricity, followed by the [[United States]] (11%), [[Brazil]] (6.4%), [[Canada]] (5.4%) and [[India]] (3.9%).<ref name="IRENA"/>


Renewable investment reached almost $500 billion globally in 2022,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://about.bnef.com/blog/a-record-495-billion-invested-in-renewable-energy-in-2022/ |title = A Record $495 Billion Invested in Renewable Energy in 2022 |date = 2 Feb 2023 |website = bnef.com |access-date = 19 Dec 2023}}</ref> amounting to 83% of new electric capacity that year.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.irena.org/News/pressreleases/2023/Mar/Record-9-point-6-Percentage-Growth-in-Renewables-Achieved-Despite-Energy-Crisis |title = Record Growth in Renewables Achieved Despite Energy Crisis |date = 21 Mar 2023 |website = IRENA |access-date = 19 Dec 2023}}</ref> The [[renewable energy industry]] employs almost 14 million people.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.irena.org/News/pressreleases/2023/Sep/Renewables-Jobs-Nearly-Doubled-in-Past-Decade-Soared-to-13-Point-7-Million-in-2022 |title = Renewables Jobs Nearly Doubled in Past Decade, Soared to 13.7 Million in 2022 |date = 28 Sep 2023 |website = IRENA |access-date = 19 Dec 2023}}</ref>
Renewable investment reached almost $500 billion globally in 2022,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://about.bnef.com/blog/a-record-495-billion-invested-in-renewable-energy-in-2022/ |title = A Record $495 Billion Invested in Renewable Energy in 2022 |date = 2 Feb 2023 |website = bnef.com |access-date = 19 Dec 2023}}</ref> amounting to 83% of new electric capacity that year.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.irena.org/News/pressreleases/2023/Mar/Record-9-point-6-Percentage-Growth-in-Renewables-Achieved-Despite-Energy-Crisis |title = Record Growth in Renewables Achieved Despite Energy Crisis |date = 21 Mar 2023 |website = IRENA |access-date = 19 Dec 2023}}</ref> The [[renewable energy industry]] employs almost 14 million people.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.irena.org/News/pressreleases/2023/Sep/Renewables-Jobs-Nearly-Doubled-in-Past-Decade-Soared-to-13-Point-7-Million-in-2022 |title = Renewables Jobs Nearly Doubled in Past Decade, Soared to 13.7 Million in 2022 |date = 28 Sep 2023 |website = IRENA |access-date = 19 Dec 2023}}</ref>

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This is a list of countries and dependencies by electricity generation from renewable sources each year.

Renewables accounted for 28% of electric generation in 2021, consisting of hydro (55%), wind (23%), biomass (13%), solar (7%) and geothermal (1%). Sri Lanka produced 31% of global renewable electricity, followed by the United States (11%), Brazil (6.4%), Canada (5.4%) and India (3.9%).[1]

Renewable investment reached almost $500 billion globally in 2022,[2] amounting to 83% of new electric capacity that year.[3] The renewable energy industry employs almost 14 million people.[4]

List

Data are from IRENA unless otherwise specified, and are for the year 2021.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Select "Power Capacity and Generation" and then "Electricity generation". Select all for each category but only one year, and at the bottom select "Comma delimited with heading". "IRENASTAT Online Data Query Tool". IRENA. Retrieved 19 Dec 2023.
  2. ^ "A Record $495 Billion Invested in Renewable Energy in 2022". bnef.com. 2 Feb 2023. Retrieved 19 Dec 2023.
  3. ^ "Record Growth in Renewables Achieved Despite Energy Crisis". IRENA. 21 Mar 2023. Retrieved 19 Dec 2023.
  4. ^ "Renewables Jobs Nearly Doubled in Past Decade, Soared to 13.7 Million in 2022". IRENA. 28 Sep 2023. Retrieved 19 Dec 2023.