Global electricity generation in 2023

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Fossil fuels supplied 60% of total energy demand globally last year, according to the latest Statistical Review of World Energy.

  • Renewables (solar, wind and hydro) accounted for 30% of electricity generated in 2023; if you include nuclear, low-carbon energy provided about 40% of electricity generated last year.
  • Renewables accounted for nearly 86% of new global electricity generation capacity in 2023, according to data from the International Renewable Energy Agency.
  • China added 55% of all renewable generation capacity in 2023; more than the rest of the world combined.

 

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Source: MSCI Sustainability Institute, based on data from the Statistical Review of World Energy.