Renewables share of power generation

STO-REC-STATWPCZVRT1 Official
24%

Global · 2016

Renewables share of power generation worldwide stood at 24% in 2016 (IEA).

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Developing Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

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As a result, the share of renewables in power generation will reach 30% in 2022, up from 24% in 2016.

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APA
International Energy Agency. (2016). Market Report Series: Renewables 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WPCZVR1ZFC61JHMQCXWR3S37J1
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Market Report Series: Renewables 2017." 2016, https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WPCZVR1ZFC61JHMQCXWR3S37J1.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Market Report Series: Renewables 2017." 2016. https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WPCZVR1ZFC61JHMQCXWR3S37J1.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2016renewables3s37j1, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Market Report Series: Renewables 2017}, year = {2016}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WPCZVR1ZFC61JHMQCXWR3S37J1}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Market Report Series: Renewables 2017
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Developing Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
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_WPCZVR1ZFC61JHMQCXWR3S37J1