Renewable share of electricity generation (annual)

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40%
forecast

Global · 2040

IEA projects renewable share of electricity generation worldwide (annual) at 40% in 2040.

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Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Bright future for renewables
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Rapid deployment of solar photovoltaics (PV), led by China and India, helps solar become the largest source of low-carbon capacity by 2040, by which time the share of all renewables in total power generation reaches 40%.

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International Energy Agency. (2040). World Energy Outlook 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_899ZZ8FYDC2QTHKKNJ1XB7349Y
MLA
International Energy Agency. "World Energy Outlook 2017." 2040, https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_899ZZ8FYDC2QTHKKNJ1XB7349Y.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "World Energy Outlook 2017." 2040. https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_899ZZ8FYDC2QTHKKNJ1XB7349Y.
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@misc{iea2040renewableb7349y, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {World Energy Outlook 2017}, year = {2040}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_899ZZ8FYDC2QTHKKNJ1XB7349Y}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
World Energy Outlook 2017
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Bright future for renewables
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Review protocol
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Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
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