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Renewables Information
Annual time series on renewables and waste production, supply and consumption for OECD and non-OECD countries
The Renewables Information data service contains comprehensive statistics on OECD renewables and waste supply and consumption from 1990 to 2020.
For each of the 38 OECD member countries and the 14 selected countries, the database also includes details on installed capacity and input energy mix to electricity and heat production from renewables and wastes. World supply data is also available. Regional aggregates for OECD Total, OECD Americas, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Europe, IEA Total are included.
Data sets
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OECD and selected countries renewables balance
1 files
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OECD and selected countries renewables supply and consumption
1 files
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OECD and selected countries renewables net capacity
1 files
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OECD and selected countries renewables and waste imports and exports
2 files
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World renewables and waste energy supply
1 files
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World renewables and waste energy statistics
1 files
OECD and selected countries renewables balance
This file contains energy balances in matrix form (18 product categories and 78 flows). Data are in ktoe and TJ. It includes as well the electricity and heat output by type of producer (10 flows), in GWh and TJ. It shows 38 OECD countries, 14 non-OECD selected countries and and 7 aggregates.
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OECD and selected countries renewables balance02/08/2022
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IVT
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TXT
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OECD and selected countries renewables supply and consumption
This file contains energy statistics in matrix form (36 product categories and 78 flows). Data are in kt and TJ. It includes as well the electricity and heat output by type of producer (10 flows) in GWh and TJ. It shows 38 OECD countries, 14 non-OECD selected countries and 7 aggregates. The ZIP file contains data in fixed-width TXT format.
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OECD and selected countries renewables supply and consumption02/08/2022
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IVT
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ZIP
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OECD and selected countries renewables net capacity
This file contains the net electrical capacities in matrix form for 20 products, in MWe, as well as the solar collector surface and thermal capacity in m2 and MWth. It shows 38 OECD countries, 14 non-OECD selected countries and 7 aggregates.
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OECD and selected countries renewables net capacity02/08/2022
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IVT
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TXT
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OECD and selected countries renewables and waste imports and exports
These files contain the imports and exports to and from OECD countries in matrix form for 6 products, in kt. They show 38 OECD countries, 14 non-OECD selected countries, 7 aggregates and 165 country destinations.
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OECD and selected countries renewables and waste imports by origin02/08/2022
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TXT
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IVT
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OECD and selected countries renewables and waste exports by destination02/08/2022
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IVT
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TXT
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World renewables and waste energy supply
This file contains energy balances in matrix form (18 product categories and 7 flows). Data are in ktoe and TJ. It includes as well the electricity and heat output by type of producer, in GWh and TJ. It shows 149 countries and 20 aggregates. This file was published in July 2021 and include data up to 2019, with provisional information for 2020 for selected countries. It will be updated in July 2022 with the final release which will include World data up to 2020 and provisional information for 2021 for selected countries.
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World renewables and waste energy supply02/08/2022
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IVT
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TXT
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World renewables and waste energy statistics
This file contains energy statistics in matrix form (16 product categories and 7 flows). It shows 149 countries and 20 aggregates. Data are in kt and TJ. It includes as well the electricity and heat output by type of producer, in GWh and TJ. This file was published in July 2021 and include data up to 2019, with provisional information for 2020 for selected countries. It will be updated in July 2022 with the final release which will include World data up to 2020 and provisional information for 2021 for selected countries.
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FileUpdatedFormats
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World renewables and waste energy statistics02/08/2022
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IVT
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TXT
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Schedule
The service is updated twice a year: in May with complete data for OECD and selected countries up to year-2 and in July/August with data for the World through year-2 and additional provisional supply data for OECD and selected countries through year-1. For OECD countries, provisional demand data are available for selected flows for year-1.
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02/08/2022
Latest
July 2022 release - CORRIGENDUM
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20/07/2022
Past
July 2022 release
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20/05/2022
Past
May 2022 release
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27/07/2021
Past
July 2021 edition
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30/04/2021
Past
April 2021 edition
Documentation
Expanded product description and database documentation.

Renewables
Renewables, including solar, wind, hydro, biofuels and others, are at the centre of the transition to a less carbon-intensive and more sustainable energy system.