List of countries by renewable electricity production

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%). China 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IRENA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.

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