Share of global new wind and solar PV capacity installed in China

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33.3%
forecast

China · 2017–2040

IEA projects share of global new wind and solar PV capacity installed in China at 33.3% in 2017–2040.

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Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
When China changes, everything changes
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

The scale of China’s clean energy deployment, technology exports and outward investment makes it a key determinant of momentum behind the low-carbon transition: one-third of the world’s new wind power and solar PV is installed in China in the New Policies Scenario, and China also accounts for more than 40% of global investment in electric vehicles (EVs).

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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_TGE08YRKZV99FWX2VY0QCWTN4T
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_TGE08YRKZV99FWX2VY0QCWTN4T.
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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_TGE08YRKZV99FWX2VY0QCWTN4T.
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@misc{iea2040sharecwtn4t, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {World Energy Outlook 2017}, year = {2040}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_TGE08YRKZV99FWX2VY0QCWTN4T}, 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
When China changes, everything changes
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_TGE08YRKZV99FWX2VY0QCWTN4T