RENEWABLE ENERGIES: FIGURES AND TRENDS

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Renewable energies’ share of global electricity production is growing. Wind turbines on land and at sea play an important role in this development. A glance at the numbers

PUBLICATION DATE1ST APRIL 2022

INFOGRAPHICMAXIMILIAN NERTINGER

China takes the lead
Global installed wind power capacity in gigawatts
Wind beats petroleum
Global electricity generation by energy source in 2019, in terawatt-hours
Solar power is becoming less expensive
Average auction price of a kilowatt-hour of electricity by source of energy in 2020, in US$
Sharp increase
Electricity production by energy source, in terawatt-hours
Source: Volker Quaschning, IRENA, IEA

PUBLICATION DATE

30th March 2022

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