Wind and solar PV share of electricity generation by 2030

RecordSTO-PP51SD98A5-MZSWF29J0J-S6BC2G

30%
forecast

Global · 2030

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

Original source

Wind and solar PV share of electricity generation by 2030: every country and year, and how it is measured

Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Grid infrastructure and system integration of renewables need increasing policy attention
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

In our main case, renewables will account for almost half of global electricity generation by 2030, with the share of wind and solar PV doubling to 30%.

Checked: the figure 30%is stated in this passage. If it does not match, the extraction is wrong and we want to know.

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APA

International Energy Agency. (2030). Executive summary – Renewables 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2024/executive-summary. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_PP51SD98A5MZSWF29J0JS6BC2G

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MLA
International Energy Agency. "Executive summary – Renewables 2024." 2030, https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2024/executive-summary. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_PP51SD98A5MZSWF29J0JS6BC2G.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Executive summary – Renewables 2024." 2030. https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2024/executive-summary. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_PP51SD98A5MZSWF29J0JS6BC2G.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2030winds6bc2g, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Executive summary – Renewables 2024}, year = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_PP51SD98A5MZSWF29J0JS6BC2G}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2024/executive-summary. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Executive summary – Renewables 2024
Type
Report
Published
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Locator
Grid infrastructure and system integration of renewables need increasing policy attention
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
CC by 4.0

Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Permanent URL
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