Year,Technology,Region,Country,Installed_Capacity_GW,Annual_Addition_GW,Generation_TWh,Share_Global_Electricity_Pct,LCOE_USD_kWh,Investment_Billion_USD,Employment_Jobs,RTMI_Score,Source_Capacity,Source_Generation,Notes
2025,Total Renewables,Global,World,5149,692,10730,33.8,,,16600000,,IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026 (Apr 2026),Ember Global Electricity Review 2026,Historic crossover — renewables surpass coal for first time in 100+ years
2025,Solar PV,Global,World,2392,510,2800,8.0,0.043,,7300000,8.7,IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026,IEA Global Energy Review 2026,Solar = 44% of total RE employment; 74% of 2025 capacity additions
2025,Wind (All),Global,World,1291,158.7,,,0.034–0.075,,,6.4,IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026,IEA,"Onshore LCOE $0.034/kWh; offshore $0.075/kWh (IRENA 2024). China = ~75% of additions"
2025,Hydropower,Global,World,1296,18.4,,,,,2300000,3.1,IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026,IEA,Excludes pumped storage (add. 160 GW). China = 96% of 2025 additions
2025,Battery Storage,Global,World,,,,,,,,,IEA Global Energy Review 2026,IEA,108 GW added in 2025 (+40% YoY); 11x higher than 2021; not included in IRENA 5149 GW total
2025,Battery Storage (additions),Global,World,,108,,,,,,,IEA Global Energy Review 2026,IEA,Fastest-growing power technology globally per IEA; ~80% utility-scale
2025,Bioenergy,Global,World,154,3.4,,,,,,2.0,IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026,,
2025,Geothermal,Global,World,16,~1,,,,,,1.8,IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026,,IEA projects tripling of annual additions by 2030
2025,Total Renewables,Asia,China,2891 (all RE),440,,,,,,,IRENA,IEA,China = 56.1% of all global renewable capacity; 74.2% of 2025 additions
2025,Solar PV,Asia,China,1202,440 (RE total),1175,~6.5%,0.033,,4200000,,IRENA,IEA / Ember,China surpassed 1TW solar AC capacity in May 2025 per IEA
2025,Wind (All),Asia,China,,119.4,,,,,,,IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026,,~75% of global wind additions
2025,Total Renewables,North America,United States,,~65–70 est.,,,,,,,IRENA / EIA,,Solar = 43.2 GWdc (SEIA); Battery = 15.8 GW (EIA)
2025,Solar PV,North America,United States,,43.2,350,~7%,0.055–0.065,108700,450000,5.1 (SDEI),SEIA/Wood Mackenzie Solar Market Insight 2025,EIA,14% decline YoY; 5th consecutive year as top US capacity source; SDEI from solar hub
2025,Battery Storage,North America,United States,,15.8,,,,,,,EIA / SEIA,EIA,+58.4% YoY; 24.3 GW forecast for 2026 (EIA STEO)
2025,Total Renewables,Europe,European Union,,76.8,,,,,,,IRENA,IEA,+9.0% growth; solar+wind = 30% of EU generation; surpassed fossil fuels for first time
2025,Solar PV,Europe,Germany,,14,70,~12%,0.065,,,7.3 (SDEI),IRENA,Fraunhofer ISE,Highest SDEI among major markets per Axis Intelligence calculation
2025,Wind (All),Asia,India,,6.3,,,,,,,IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026,,
2025,Solar PV,Asia,India,,24,180,~8%,0.038,,,6.9 (SDEI),IRENA,IEA,India installed more new solar than US for first time in 2025 per Ember
2024,Total Renewables,Global,World,4457,635,9900,32.0,,,16200000,,IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025 (revised),IEA Electricity 2025,Revised from 4443 GW (IRENA note)
2024,Battery Storage,Global,World,124,63,,,,,,, IEA Electricity 2026,,12x increase vs 2020; global avg battery cost ~$213/kWh (down 58% since 2019)
2025,Investment — Total Energy Transition,Global,World,,,,,,$2300,,,BloombergNEF Energy Transition Investment Trends 2026,,+8% YoY; 2nd consecutive year clean energy exceeds fossil fuel supply investment
2025,Investment — Renewable Energy,Global,World,,,,,,~690,,,BloombergNEF Energy Transition Investment Trends 2026,,Solar = largest single share
2025,Investment — Battery Storage,Global,World,,,,,,127,,,BloombergNEF Energy Transition Investment Trends 2026,,Part of $127B clean energy supply chain figure
2030,Total Renewables (Forecast),Global,World,~10400,,16200,~50%,,,,,IEA Renewables 2025 (accelerated case),IEA Electricity 2026,Mainstream scenario: ~9800 GW; accelerated: 10400+ GW
2030,Solar PV (Forecast),Global,World,,,,~15%,,,,, IEA Electricity 2026,,Nearly doubles from ~8% in 2025; becomes largest renewable electricity source
2030,Wind All (Forecast),Global,World,~2000+,,,,,,,,IEA Renewables 2025 executive summary,,Nearly double 2025 capacity