In 2019, Chile was the leading Latin American recipient country of cross-border investments in clean energy, with a value of more than four billion U.S. dollars. Brazil ranked second, as the destination for nearly 3.2 billion dollars worth of investment. That year, foreign investment in clean energy in Latin America amounted to nearly 12 billion U.S. dollars.
Foreign investments in clean energy in Latin America in 2019, by recipient country
(in billion U.S. dollars)
* Only includes investment made by organizations based outside of the recipient country, and excludes local investors.
Figures only include disclosed asset finance deals for projects larger than 1.5 megawatts.
Clean energy sources considered include wind, solar, biomass/waste, geothermal, small hydropower, and biofuels.
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BloombergNEF, & Climatescope . (December 15, 2020). Foreign investments in clean energy in Latin America in 2019, by recipient country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109052/clean-energy-investment-latin-america-country/
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Foreign investments in clean energy in Latin America in 2019, by recipient country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], BloombergNEF, & Climatescope , December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109052/clean-energy-investment-latin-america-country/
