Top 10 European countries for renewable generation capacity

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 11. By the end of 2021, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3 064 Gigawatt (GW), increasing the stock of renewable power by 9.1 percent, Trend reports with reference to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Although hydropower accounted for the largest share of the global total renewable generation capacity with 1 230 GW, IRENA’s Renewable Capacity Statistics 2022 shows that solar and wind continued to dominate new generating capacity. Together, both technologies contributed 88 percent to the share of all new renewable capacity in 2021. Solar capacity led with 19 percent increase, followed by wind energy, which increased its generating capacity by 13 percent.

The table below shows top 10 of European countries in terms of renewable generation capacity for 2021:

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