Renewables share of total final energy consumption

Should progress continue at the pace currently forecast, the share of renewables in final energy consumption would be roughly 18% by 2040 – significantly below the IEA Sustainable Development Scenario’s benchmark of 28%.

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International Energy Agency. (2040). Market Report Series: Renewables 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2018. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XY9A02NPBEKM59345FYKW3Q9DR

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International Energy Agency. "Market Report Series: Renewables 2018." 2040, https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2018. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XY9A02NPBEKM59345FYKW3Q9DR.

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International Energy Agency. "Market Report Series: Renewables 2018." 2040. https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2018. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XY9A02NPBEKM59345FYKW3Q9DR.

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@misc{iea2040renewablesw3q9dr, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Market Report Series: Renewables 2018}, year = {2040}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XY9A02NPBEKM59345FYKW3Q9DR}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2018. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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