Share of renewables in electricity production

The share of renewables in the global power mix has increased by 14 pp since 2010 to 33% in 2025.

In 2025, this share increased by nearly 2 pp, spurred by a surging solar and wind power generation (+29% and +8%, respectively).
The share of renewables in the power mix is historically high in countries with large hydropower resources such as Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden or Norway (over 60% of the electricity generated). However, since 2010, ambitious renewable policies and falling production costs for solar and wind power have contributed to significantly raise the share of renewables in the power mix, by 14 pp to 33% in 2025. Some countries having massively developed wind and solar have exceeded 50% of renewable power generation, such as Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Germany, or the UK. In other countries rolling out renewables, this share has increased significantly, as in Australia (+29 pp since 2010, including +3 pp in 2025 to 38%), China (+17 pp since 2010, +3 pp in 2025 to 36%), India (+11 pp since 2010, +4 pp in 2025 to 26%), Japan (+15 pp since 2010 to 25%), or the USA (+14 pp since 2010 to 25%).
After a rebound in 2024, global hydropower generation declined in many countries in 2025, especially in Europe, where the share of renewables in power generation remained stable at 50% (+25 p since 2010).