Share of renewable power capacity (annual)

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33.3%

China · 2010

Share of renewable power capacity in China (annual) stood at 33.3% in 2010 (IEA).

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Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
China renewable capacity paragraph
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

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That would make China home to almost half of the world’s total renewable power capacity by the end of this decade, up from a share of a third in 2010.

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APA
International Energy Agency. (2010). Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire power capacity of major economies today, moving world closer to tripling goal. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/massive-global-growth-of-renewables-to-2030-is-set-to-match-entire-power-capacity-of-major-economies-today-moving-world-closer-to-tripling-goal. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6WQZR59EQ8HX2E4F7XZTAF8BKG
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire power capacity of major economies today, moving world closer to tripling goal." 2010, https://www.iea.org/news/massive-global-growth-of-renewables-to-2030-is-set-to-match-entire-power-capacity-of-major-economies-today-moving-world-closer-to-tripling-goal. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6WQZR59EQ8HX2E4F7XZTAF8BKG.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire power capacity of major economies today, moving world closer to tripling goal." 2010. https://www.iea.org/news/massive-global-growth-of-renewables-to-2030-is-set-to-match-entire-power-capacity-of-major-economies-today-moving-world-closer-to-tripling-goal. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6WQZR59EQ8HX2E4F7XZTAF8BKG.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2010shareaf8bkg, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire power capacity of major economies today, moving world closer to tripling goal}, year = {2010}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6WQZR59EQ8HX2E4F7XZTAF8BKG}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/massive-global-growth-of-renewables-to-2030-is-set-to-match-entire-power-capacity-of-major-economies-today-moving-world-closer-to-tripling-goal. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
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Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire power capacity of major economies today, moving world closer to tripling goal
Type
Press release
Published
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China renewable capacity paragraph
Retrieved
16 September 2026
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Last revision
17 September 2026
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