Share of additional electricity generation from wind and solar PV

STO-REC-STAT38719KT1 Official
50%
forecast

Global · 2019–2040

IEA projects share of additional electricity generation from wind and solar PV worldwide at 50% in 2019–2040.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Electricity moves to the heart of modern energy security
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Wind and solar PV provide more than half of the additional electricity generation to 2040 in the Stated Policies Scenario and almost all the growth in the Sustainable Development Scenario.

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APA
International Energy Agency. (2040). World Energy Outlook 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2019. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_38719KRAMTE5NSPMBQDF24YNBX
MLA
International Energy Agency. "World Energy Outlook 2019." 2040, https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2019. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_38719KRAMTE5NSPMBQDF24YNBX.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "World Energy Outlook 2019." 2040. https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2019. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_38719KRAMTE5NSPMBQDF24YNBX.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2040share24ynbx, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {World Energy Outlook 2019}, year = {2040}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_38719KRAMTE5NSPMBQDF24YNBX}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2019. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
World Energy Outlook 2019
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Electricity moves to the heart of modern energy security
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_38719KRAMTE5NSPMBQDF24YNBX