www.irena.orgRENEWABLECAPACITYSTATISTICS2024STATISTIQUESDECAPACITÉRENOUVELABLE2024ESTADÍSTICASDECAPACIDADRENOVABLE2024Copyright©IRENA2024Unlessotherwisestated,thispublicationandmaterialfeaturedhereinarethepropertyoftheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency(IRENA)andaresubjecttocopyrightbyIRENA.Materialinthispublicationmaybefreelyused,shared,copied,reproduced,printedand/orstored,providedthatallsuchmaterialisclearlyattributedtoIRENAandbearsanotationthatitissubjecttocopyright(©IRENA),withtheyearofthecopyright.Materialcontainedinthispublicationattributedtothirdpartiesmaybesubjecttothirdpartycopyrightandseparatetermsofuseandrestrictions,includingrestrictionsinrelationtoanycommercialuse.ISBN:978-92-9260-587-2Citation:IRENA(2024),Renewablecapacitystatistics2024,InternationalRenewableEnergyAgency,AbuDhabi.AboutIRENATheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency(IRENA)isanintergovernmentalorganisationthatsupportscountriesintheirtransitiontoasustainableenergyfuture,andservesastheprincipalplatformforinternationalco-operation,acentreofexcellence,andarepositoryofpolicy,technology,resourceandfinancialknowledgeonrenewableenergy.IRENApromotesthewidespreadadoptionandsustainableuseofallformsofrenewableenergy,includingbioenergy,geothermal,hydropower,ocean,solarandwindenergy,inthepursuitofsustainabledevelopment,energyaccess,energysecurityandlow-carboneconomicgrowthandprosperity.www.irena.orgAcknowledgementsPreparedby:JulianPrime,ImanAbdulkadirAhmed,DennisAkande,NazikElhassan,GerardoEscamilla,YuryMelnikovandAdrianWhiteman.Theauthorsalsogratefullyacknowledgeallcontributiontothisdataset,includingthosefromEurostat,theInternationalEnergyAgency,andnationalstatisticalfocalpointsincountries.Forfurtherinformationortoprovidefeedback,pleasecontacttheIRENAStatisticsteam(statistics@irena.org).Thisreportisavailablefordownloadfrom:www.irena.org/Publications.Datacanbedownloadedat:www.irena.org/Data.DisclaimerThispublicationandthematerialfeaturedhereinareprovided“asis”,forinformationalpurposes.AllreasonableprecautionshavebeentakenbyIRENAtoverifythereliabilityofthematerialfeaturedinthispublication.NeitherIRENAnoranyofitsofficials,agents,dataorotherthird-partycontentprovidersorlicensorsprovidesanywarranty,includingastotheaccuracy,completeness,orfitnessforaparticularpurposeoruseofsuchmaterial,orregardingthenon-infringementofthird-partyrights,andtheyacceptnoresponsibilityorliabilitywithregardtotheuseofthispublicationandthematerialfeaturedtherein.TheinformationcontainedhereindoesnotnecessarilyrepresenttheviewsoftheMembersofIRENA,norisitanendorsementofanyproject,productorserviceprovider.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialhereindonotimplytheexpressionofanyopiniononthepartofIRENAconcerningthelegalstatusofanyregion,country,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationoffrontiersorboundaries.FOREWORDHighlightingthecontinuedprogressachievedintheglobalenergytransition,thislatesteditionofIRENA’sRenewablecapacitystatisticsillustratesthegrowthofrenewablesinnewinstalledpowergenerationcapacityin2023.Bytheendof2023,renewablesaccountedfor43%ofglobalinstalledpowercapacity.Yet,aswedrawclosertoaworldinwhichrenewableenergyaccountsforhalfoftotalcapacity,manyenergyplanningquestionsstillneedtobeaddressedtoestablishrenewablesasthemostsignificantsourceofelectricitygeneration-includinginthecontextofgridf...