This statistic represents a projection of the cumulative volume of solar photovoltaic (PV) panel waste accumulated worldwide for end-of-life PV panels from 2016 to 2050. In 2030, it is estimated that the world will have accumulated about 1.7 million metric tons of PV panel waste.
Projected cumulative volume of solar photovoltaic panel waste worldwide from 2016 to 2050 (in 1,000 metric tons)*
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IRENA, & IEA. (June 20, 2016). Projected cumulative volume of solar photovoltaic panel waste worldwide from 2016 to 2050 (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/565743/solar-pv-panels-waste-projection-worldwide/
IRENA, und IEA. "Projected cumulative volume of solar photovoltaic panel waste worldwide from 2016 to 2050 (in 1,000 metric tons)*." Chart. June 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/565743/solar-pv-panels-waste-projection-worldwide/
IRENA, IEA. (2016). Projected cumulative volume of solar photovoltaic panel waste worldwide from 2016 to 2050 (in 1,000 metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/565743/solar-pv-panels-waste-projection-worldwide/
IRENA, and IEA. "Projected Cumulative Volume of Solar Photovoltaic Panel Waste Worldwide from 2016 to 2050 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/565743/solar-pv-panels-waste-projection-worldwide/
IRENA & IEA, Projected cumulative volume of solar photovoltaic panel waste worldwide from 2016 to 2050 (in 1,000 metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/565743/solar-pv-panels-waste-projection-worldwide/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Projected cumulative volume of solar photovoltaic panel waste worldwide from 2016 to 2050 (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph], IRENA, & IEA, June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/565743/solar-pv-panels-waste-projection-worldwide/
