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Renewables Information
Annual time series on renewables and waste production, supply and consumption for OECD and non-OECD countries. The service is updated twice a year: in April 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 data for OECD and selected countries through year-1.
Overview
The Renewables Information data service contains comprehensive statistics on renewables and waste supply and consumption from 1990 to 2022. 2023 provisional data are available for OECD and selected countries.
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.
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If more than 10 users need to access or view the data, you should purchase an Enterprise licence. If these users are in different locations or part of a subsidiary or affiliate, you should purchase a Global Enterprise licence.
If you intend to put the data in a shared application, platform or system, you should purchase an Enterprise licence. A Global Enterprise licence is needed if users viewing or accessing the data/derived data are in different locations or part of a subsidiary or an affiliate.
For more details, see our terms and conditions.
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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.
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.
OECD and selected countries renewables net capacity
This file contains the net electrical capacities in matrix form for 21 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.
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.
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.
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.
Schedule
The service is updated twice a year: in April 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 data for OECD and selected countries through year-1.
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25/07/2024
Latest
July 2024
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17/04/2024
Past
April 2024
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12/09/2023
Past
July 2023 (revised)
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27/07/2023
Past
July 2023
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18/04/2023
Past
April 2023
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02/08/2022
Past
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
Schedule
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25/07/2024
Latest
July 2024
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17/04/2024
Past
April 2024
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12/09/2023
Past
July 2023 (revised)
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27/07/2023
Past
July 2023
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18/04/2023
Past
April 2023
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02/08/2022
Past
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. In January 2025, IEA changed its primary data sharing platform from Beyond 2020 (IVT files) to .Stat Data Explorer. The datasets in .Stat Data Explorer include different short names than the IVT and TXT files to improve harmonization across IEA datasets. The database documentation has been revised accordingly, with legacy documentation remaining available for users of discontinued IVT and TXT files.
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