This report presents renewable power generation capacity statistics for the past decade (2010-2019) and discusses recent trends in the global energy sector. Key findings include the following:
- New renewable power accounted for 72 percent of net capacity expansion in 2019.
- The net increase in global renewable generation capacity was 176 gigawatts (GW) in 2019.
- Renewable energy expanded by 7.4 percent in 2019.
- Solar and wind contributed to 90 percent of total renewable capacity added in 2019.
- Asia accounted for 54 percent of new capacity in 2019, with a 9.3 percent growth rate.
- Oceania and the Middle East were the fastest growing regions (18.4 percent and 12.6 percent, respectively), although their share of global capacity is small.