Renewable energy investment vs Electricity demand growth

In 2025, renewable energy investment worldwide was 2,200 billion USD; electricity demand growth was 3%.

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Renewable energy investment

Unit: billion USD · 2 observations

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Renewable energy investmentRenewable energy investment. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 807 billion USD to 2,200 billion USD. Latest value 2,200 billion USD (2025). billion USD 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 2024 2025 807 2,200
Renewable energy investmentRenewable energy investment. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 807 billion USD to 2,200 billion USD. Latest value 2,200 billion USD (2025). billion USD 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 2024 2025 807 2,200
Renewable energy investmentRenewable energy investment. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 807 billion USD to 2,200 billion USD. Latest value 2,200 billion USD (2025). billion USD 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 2024 2025 807 2,200
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Renewable energy investment
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 807 billion USD
2025 Actual 2,200 billion USD
Source: IRENA, GWEC · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Electricity demand growth

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Electricity demand growthElectricity demand growth. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 3% to 4.4%. Latest value 3% (2025). % 0 1 2 3 4 5 2024 2025 4.4% 3%
Electricity demand growthElectricity demand growth. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 3% to 4.4%. Latest value 3% (2025). % 0 1 2 3 4 5 2024 2025 4.4% 3%
Electricity demand growthElectricity demand growth. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 3% to 4.4%. Latest value 3% (2025). % 0 1 2 3 4 5 2024 2025 4.4% 3%
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Electricity demand growth
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 4.4%
2025 Actual 3%
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Renewable energy investment Electricity demand growth
2024 807 billion USD 4.4%
2025 2,200 billion USD 3%

Provenance

Where these numbers come from

Renewable energy investment

Total capital invested in renewable energy projects and companies during a given year.

2 observations in Global · source organisations: IRENA, GWEC

Electricity demand growth

Year-on-year percentage change in total electricity demand.

9 observations in Global · source organisations: IEA

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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