In 2019, foreign investment in clean energy in Latin American countries amounted to nearly 12 billion U.S. dollars, out of which more than five billion dollars were invested in solar energy projects. Wind power projects in the region received approximately 6.5 billion dollars worth of investment that year.
Foreign investments in clean energy in Latin America from 2015 to 2019, by sector
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Wind
Solar
Geothermal
Biomass/waste
Small hydro
Biofuels
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* Only includes investment made by organizations based outside of the recipient country.
Figures only include disclosed asset finance deals for projects larger than 1.5 megawatts.
The source considers investment in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay.
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BloombergNEF, & Climatescope . (December 15, 2020). Foreign investments in clean energy in Latin America from 2015 to 2019, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109060/clean-energy-investment-latin-america-sector/
BloombergNEF, und Climatescope . "Foreign investments in clean energy in Latin America from 2015 to 2019, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109060/clean-energy-investment-latin-america-sector/
BloombergNEF, Climatescope . (2020). Foreign investments in clean energy in Latin America from 2015 to 2019, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109060/clean-energy-investment-latin-america-sector/
BloombergNEF, and Climatescope . "Foreign Investments in Clean Energy in Latin America from 2015 to 2019, by Sector (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109060/clean-energy-investment-latin-america-sector/
BloombergNEF & Climatescope , Foreign investments in clean energy in Latin America from 2015 to 2019, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109060/clean-energy-investment-latin-america-sector/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Foreign investments in clean energy in Latin America from 2015 to 2019, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], BloombergNEF, & Climatescope , December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109060/clean-energy-investment-latin-america-sector/