Forecast increase in annual renewable capacity additions versus prior record year

STO-REC-STATW22GRXT1 Official
70%
forecast

Global · 2030

IEA projects forecast increase in annual renewable capacity additions versus prior record year worldwide at 70% in 2030.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Global renewables growth set to outpace current government goals for 2030
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

This implies that global renewable capacity additions will continue to increase every year, reaching almost 940 GW annually by 2030 – 70% more than the record level achieved last year.

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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_W22GRX1FP6ZE6KABN60E80JB5K
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_W22GRX1FP6ZE6KABN60E80JB5K.
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_W22GRX1FP6ZE6KABN60E80JB5K.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2030forecast80jb5k, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Executive summary – Renewables 2024}, year = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_W22GRX1FP6ZE6KABN60E80JB5K}, 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
Press release
Published
Locator
Global renewables growth set to outpace current government goals for 2030
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_W22GRX1FP6ZE6KABN60E80JB5K