What we count
The net increase in nameplate capacity of solar, wind, hydro and other renewable power plants.
Renewable power capacity added this year
How much new renewable generating capacity the world adds during a year.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
2,694,121,315,068natural gas produced this year
2,422,000,000,000solar energy reaching earth today
46,025,000oil pumped today
What lies behind this number
The net increase in nameplate capacity of solar, wind, hydro and other renewable power plants.
How the source derives it
The source combines national energy balances, reported production, reserves and other official energy statistics.
What one number cannot show
Capacity in MW is not actual energy generated; output depends on utilisation and local conditions.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026 for 2025.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value692,000MW
- Period
- 2025
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value692,0002025 · MW
Average per day1,895even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026 reports the latest published figure used on this page for 2025.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026 and refers to 2025. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source combines national energy balances, reported production, reserves and other official energy statistics.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026
- Data period
- 2025
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation