As of 2023, solar photovoltaic was the renewable technology with the highest capacity installed worldwide, amounting to 1.41 terawatts. Hydropower followed, with an installed capacity of 1.27 terawatts worldwide. In that year, the global installed renewable energy capacity reached some 3.87 terawatts, up from 3.4 terawatts one year earlier.
Cumulative renewable energy capacity worldwide in 2023, by technology
(in gigawatts)
Characteristic
Capacity in gigawatts
Solar PV
1,412.1
Hydropower*
1,267.9
Onshore wind
944.54
Bioenergy
150.26
Offshore wind
72.66
Geothermal
14.85
Concentrated solar power
6.88
Marine
0.53
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Capacity in gigawatts1,412.11,412.11,267.91,267.9944.54944.54150.26150.2672.6672.6614.8514.856.886.880.530.53Solar PVHydropower*Onshore windBioenergyOffshore windGeothermalConcentrated solar powerMarine
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