Solar PV and wind share of electricity generation

By 2035, the share of solar PV and wind in electricity generation exceeds 40% globally in the STEPS, and by 2050 increases to nearly 60%.

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International Energy Agency. (2050). Pathways for the energy mix – World Energy Outlook 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2024/pathways-for-the-energy-mix. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_65FERV6PQDBDRPNRP999DD4444

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International Energy Agency. "Pathways for the energy mix – World Energy Outlook 2024." 2050, https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2024/pathways-for-the-energy-mix. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_65FERV6PQDBDRPNRP999DD4444.

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International Energy Agency. "Pathways for the energy mix – World Energy Outlook 2024." 2050. https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2024/pathways-for-the-energy-mix. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_65FERV6PQDBDRPNRP999DD4444.

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@misc{iea2050solardd4444, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Pathways for the energy mix – World Energy Outlook 2024}, year = {2050}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_65FERV6PQDBDRPNRP999DD4444}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2024/pathways-for-the-energy-mix. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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