The statistic represents the worldwide renewable electricity generation as a percentage of total generation between 2000 and 2018. In 2018, renewable energy sources accounted for around 26.3 percent of the world's total electricity generation.
Renewable electricity generation including large hydropower as a share of total generation from 2000 to 2018
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US Department of Energy. (February 15, 2020). Renewable electricity generation including large hydropower as a share of total generation from 2000 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184239/proportion-of-renewables-in-global-electricity-generation-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Renewable electricity generation including large hydropower as a share of total generation from 2000 to 2018." Chart. February 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184239/proportion-of-renewables-in-global-electricity-generation-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. (2020). Renewable electricity generation including large hydropower as a share of total generation from 2000 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184239/proportion-of-renewables-in-global-electricity-generation-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Renewable Electricity Generation including Large Hydropower as a Share of Total Generation from 2000 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184239/proportion-of-renewables-in-global-electricity-generation-from-2000/
US Department of Energy, Renewable electricity generation including large hydropower as a share of total generation from 2000 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184239/proportion-of-renewables-in-global-electricity-generation-from-2000/ (last visited January 21, 2025)
Renewable electricity generation including large hydropower as a share of total generation from 2000 to 2018 [Graph], US Department of Energy, February 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184239/proportion-of-renewables-in-global-electricity-generation-from-2000/
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