Renewable energy statistics 2025
Data on renewable power capacity represents the maximum net generating capacity of power plants and other installations that use renewable energy sources to produce electricity.
Wind & Solar Share in Electricity Production Data | Enerdata
Weight of solar and wind in electricity production data. Data for solar and wind renewable energies in electricity production available in a map and excel file by country level.
Wind Power by Country 2026
China is the largest producer of wind power in the world, having
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The world''s installed wind power capacity now meets well over 10% of global electricity demand – and much more than nuclear power. More than 30 countries now have a share of wind
How China adds more renewable energy than any other economy
In 2024 alone, China installed 360 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar capacity. That''s more than half of global additions that year, and it brings total installed capacity to 1.4 terawatts (TW) –
China continues to lead the world in wind and solar, with twice as
By the first quarter of 2024, China''s total utility-scale solar and wind capacity reached 758 GW, though data from China Electricity Council put the total capacity, including distributed solar, at
New pumped-storage capacity in China is helping to integrate growing
China is building pumped-storage hydropower facilities to increase the flexibility of the power grid and accommodate growing wind and solar power. As of May 2023, China had 50
China Solar and Wind Installations Break More World Records
China is leading the world in new solar and wind installations and doing so at a record-shattering pace. In May 2025 alone, the country added 93 gigawatts of solar capacity, or nearly 100
Wind Power by Country 2026
China is the largest producer of wind power in the world, having generated 466.5 terawatt hours (TWh) of wind power in 2021, more than 29% of the global total of 1,596.4 TWh produced during the year.
Wind power by country
Since 2010, more than half of all new wind power was added outside the traditional markets of Europe and North America, mainly driven by the continuing boom in China and India.
China built out record amount of wind and solar power in 2024
China raced ahead building renewable energy last year, installing more wind and solar power than ever before and continuing to leave all other countries in the dust.
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