FOREWORD The IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025 highlights the continued progress made in the global energy transition. This latest edition illustrates the growth of renewables in newly installed power generation capacity in 2024. By the end of 2024, renewables accounted for 46% of global installed power capacity. Yet, even as renewable energy almost accounts for half of total capacity, many energy planning questions still need to be addressed to establish renewables as the most significant source of electricity generation – including in the context of grid flexibility and adaptation to variable renewable power. Continuing the trend reported in recent years, 2024 saw the largest increase in renewable energy capacity to date – with the addition of 585 gigawatts (GW) of renewables – expanding the stock of renewable power by 15.1%. Renewables accounted for a record 92.5% of global power additions, largely due to significant growth in solar and wind power. Solar power alone accounted for over three-quarters of renewable additions, with a record 452 GW added during the year; while 113 GW of wind energy was added. However, significant disparities remain in deployment. China, the United States, and the European Union account for 489 GW (or 83.6%) of all new renewable capacity installed in 2024; Africa accounted for 4.2 GW (or 0.7%). And despite capacity growing by 9.3% during the year, small island developing states, with a combined renewable energy capacity of 9 GW, comprise just 0.2% of the worldwide total. Despite record renewable additions in 2024, current growth rates indicate the world is not on track to triple installed renewable power capacity to 11 TW by 2030. With just 6 years remaining to meet the goal adopted at COP 28 to triple installed renewable power capacity by 2030, the world now needs additions in excess of 1 120 GW each year for the rest of this decade to keep the world on a 1.5°C pathway in accordance with the World Energy Transitions Outlook 1.5°C Scenario. Looking ahead, we need to see a much faster pace of growth in the stock of renewable power plants and distributed electricity generation around the world. This report is a valuable resource for tracking progress and a reminder of the work that lies ahead to achieve a just, inclusive, and sustainable future for all.
IRENA (2025), Renewable capacity statistics 2025, International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi.
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