Renewables share of electricity generation vs Electricity demand growth
Renewables share of electricity generation and Electricity demand growth worldwide, compared over time.
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Global, spaced by time. Both series are in %, so they share one axis; the legend names each line.
Renewables share of electricity generation and Electricity demand growth
Unit: % · 11 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band No figure published for these periods
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| Indicator | Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewables share of electricity generation | 2040 | Forecast | 40% |
| Renewables share of electricity generation | 2018 | Actual | 25% |
| 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 | Forecast | 3% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2020 | Forecast | -2% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2015–2023 | Actual | 2.6% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2010 | Actual | 7.2% |
| Electricity demand growth | 2009 | Actual | -0.6% |
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Renewables share of electricity generation · Electricity demand growth
Provenance
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Renewables share of electricity generation
The proportion of total electricity generation produced from renewable energy sources.
2 observations in Global · source organisations: IEA
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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