Electricity demand growth vs Renewable share of electricity generation
In 2025, electricity demand growth worldwide stood at 3%, against 33% for renewable share of electricity generation.
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Global, spaced by time. Both series are in %, so they share one axis; the legend names each line.
Electricity demand growth and Renewable share of electricity generation
Unit: % · 17 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band No figure published for these periods
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| Indicator | Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity demand growth | 2027 | Forecast | 3.8% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2026 | Forecast | 3.7% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2025 | Actual | 3% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2024 | Actual | 4.4% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2021 | Actual | 6% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2020 | Forecast | -2% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2010 | Actual | 7.2% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2009 | Actual | -0.6% |
| 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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3 periods are published for both series as annual figures on the same basis. 1 further period pairs an actual with a forecast and is left out. Comparing anything else would mean comparing different periods.
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Electricity demand growth
Year-on-year percentage change in total electricity demand.
8 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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