Renewable energy investment growth rate vs Fossil CO2 emissions
In 2024, renewable energy investment growth rate worldwide was 7.3%; fossil CO2 emissions was 38,598.6 million tonnes.
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Global, annual figures, spaced by time from 2023 to 2024 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Renewable energy investment growth rate
Unit: % · 2 observations
Fossil CO2 emissions
Unit: million tonnes · 2 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
Shared periods
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| Period | Renewable energy investment growth rate | Fossil CO2 emissions |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32% IRENA | 38,094 million tonnes GCP |
| 2024 | 7.3% IRENA | 38,598.6 million tonnes GCP |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Renewable energy investment growth rate
Year-on-year percentage growth in renewable energy investment.
2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IRENA
Fossil CO2 emissions
Annual carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes (such as cement manufacture).
2 observations charted in Global (of 35 annual records) · source organisations: GCP
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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