Share of renewables in primary energy demand growth

STO-REC-STATCFXP31T1 Official
40%
forecast

Global · 2017–2040

IEA projects share of renewables in primary energy demand growth worldwide at 40% in 2017–2040.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Renewables step up, coal strikes out
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Renewable sources of energy meet 40% of the increase in primary demand and their explosive growth in the power sector marks the end of the boom years for coal.

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APA
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_CFXP31ACB87DYKY9QC1F117XSK
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_CFXP31ACB87DYKY9QC1F117XSK.
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_CFXP31ACB87DYKY9QC1F117XSK.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2040share117xsk, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {World Energy Outlook 2017}, year = {2040}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_CFXP31ACB87DYKY9QC1F117XSK}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
World Energy Outlook 2017
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Renewables step up, coal strikes out
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
See source

Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_CFXP31ACB87DYKY9QC1F117XSK