Renewable capacity additions (watts)

The amount of new renewable electricity generation capacity added in a given period.

Unit billion watts Industry Electricity and Gas Utilities

Records
1
Regions
1
Period
2023
Sources
1
Verification 1 verified data points Verified 17 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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Renewable capacity additions (watts)

Global, 2023

1 observation
560 billion watts Global · 2023 · IEA · full record
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

Every record

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1 record · 1 region · 2023

Renewable capacity additions (watts): every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Global 1 record
2023 560 billion watts IEA · 31 Dec 2023 actual

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Document Publisher Published Data points
Context and scenario design – World Energy Outlook 2024 IEA 1

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