Global final energy consumption share of renewables by source 2017

Published by Lucía Fernández, Aug 22, 2023
This statistic displays the distribution of final energy consumption from renewable sources worldwide in 2017, broken down by source. In 2017, modern bioenergy accounted for 50 percent of the final consumption of renewable energies around the world.

Distribution of final renewable energy consumption worldwide in 2017, by source

CharacteristicShare of consumption
Modern bioenergy 50%
Hydropower 31%
Wind 9%
Solar PV 4%
Other renewables 6%
Showing entries 1 to 5 (5 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of consumption50%50%31%31%9%9%4%4%6%6%Modern bioenergyHydropowerWindSolar PVOther renewables
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October 2018

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

Supplementary notes

Modern bioenergy is the only renewable source that can provide electricity, direct heat and transport fuels.

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