Share of primary energy from renewable sources

What percentage of electricity is generated from renewable sources?

Wind and hydro power accounted for more than two-thirds of the total electricity generated from renewable sources (37.5 and 29.9 %, respectively). The remaining one-third of electricity generated was from solar power (18.2 %), solid biofuels (6.9 %) and other renewable sources (7.5 %).

What is the share of renewables in OECD primary energy supply?

In 2020, the share of renewables in total OECD primary energy supply reached a new high of 11.9%, one percentage point higher than in 2019. The share of renewables grew in every OECD region in 2020, reaching 17.7% in OECD Europe, 10% in OECD Americas and 6.3% in OECD Asia/Oceania.

What are the top two energy sources in the world?

In the chart, we see the share of global energy that comes from fossil fuels, renewables, and nuclear. The sum of the top two is what we want to increase. Part of this slow progress is due to the fact that much of the gains made in renewables have been offset by a decline in nuclear energy.

How renewable electricity is produced?

The production of renewable electricity largely depends on the availability of natural resources, as weather is the main determinant for hydropower, wind and solar PV, which together account for about 90% of all renewable electricity generation.

Why do renewables have a higher share in the energy mix?

This includes not only electricity but also transport and heating. Electricity forms only one component of energy consumption. Since transport and heating tend to be harder to decarbonize – they are more reliant on oil and gas – renewables tend to have a higher share in the electricity mix versus the total energy mix.

Why did renewable electricity generation increase 3% in the past year?

Renewable electricity generation increased by almost 3%, mainly because of new wind and solar PV projects completed over the past year and because renewables are generally dispatched before other sources of electricity. Along with depressed electricity demand, power grids have managed heightened shares of wind and solar PV.