Energy Transition

Renewables will be world’s top electricity source within three years, IEA data reveals

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By 2025, China will account for a third of global electricity demand. Image: Pexels/Narcisa Aciko

Simon Evans
Policy Editor, Carbon Brief
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Evolution of global electricity demand by region and regional shares 1990-2025.
By 2025 Asia will account for half of the world's electricity consumption. Image: Carbon Brief/IEA.

A bar chart showing renewables and nuclear will cover all growth in global electricity demand up to 2025.
Change in global electricity generation by source, 2022-2025, terawatt hours. Image: Carbon Brief/IEA.
A graphic showing how renewables will become the world's largest electricity source in three years.
Global electricity generation by source in 2022 and 2025, terawatt hours. Image: Carbon Brief/IEA.

Charts showing global emissions of power generation are expected to plateau from 2023-2025.
Global emissions of power generation are expected to plateau from 2023-2025. Image: Carbon Brief/IEA.

A bar chart showing yearly stationary battery additions by country and region, 2018-2022.
Yearly stationary battery additions by country and region, 2018-2022. Image: Carbon Brief/IEA.
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