Share of wind and solar PV in electricity generation

RecordSTO-9111ZQ3XJ0-TA9S1QWEXS-FS5G50

30%
forecast

Global · 2030

IEA projects share of wind and solar PV in electricity generation worldwide at 30% in 2030.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Electricity generation share paragraph
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

By the end of this decade, the share of wind and solar PV alone in global electricity generation is set to double to 30%, according to the forecast.

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APA

International Energy Agency. (2030). 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_9111ZQ3XJ0TA9S1QWEXSFS5G50

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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." 2030, 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_9111ZQ3XJ0TA9S1QWEXSFS5G50.
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." 2030. 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_9111ZQ3XJ0TA9S1QWEXSFS5G50.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2030sharefs5g50, 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 = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9111ZQ3XJ0TA9S1QWEXSFS5G50}, 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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Primary source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
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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Locator
Electricity generation share paragraph
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
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