Coal-fired electricity generation growth vs Renewable share of electricity generation
In 2021, coal-fired electricity generation growth worldwide stood at 3% (forecast), against 29% (forecast) for renewable share of electricity generation.
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Coal-fired electricity generation growth and Renewable share of electricity generation
Unit: % · 13 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below No figure published for these periods
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| Indicator | Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal-fired electricity generation growth | 2026 | Forecast | -1.3% |
| Coal-fired electricity generation growth | 2024 | Actual | 1.3% |
| Coal-fired electricity generation growth | 2021 | Forecast | 3% |
| Coal-fired electricity generation growth | 2020 | Estimate | -5% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2040 | Forecast | 40% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2027 | Forecast | 37% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2025 | Actual | 33% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2023 | Actual | 30% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2022 | Forecast | 30% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2021 | Forecast | 29% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2020 | Forecast | 28% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2018 | Actual | 25% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2016 | Actual | 24% |
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Coal-fired electricity generation growth
Year-on-year percentage change in electricity generated from coal-fired plants.
4 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA
Renewable share of electricity generation
Renewable sources' share of total electricity generation.
9 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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