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title: China Leads In Renewable Energy Capacity At 895 Gigawatts – Larger Than Next 5 Countries Combined - PES - Power & Energy Solution
description: The world’s total installed renewable energy amounted to almost 2,800 Gigawatts in 2020. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, China has an installed renewable energy capacity of 895 gigawatts – larger than the next 5 nations combined. China Accounts For Nearly a Third of the World’s Installed Renewable Energy Capacity China has set itself apart […]
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# [China Leads In Renewable Energy Capacity At 895 Gigawatts – Larger Than Next 5 Countries Combined - PES - Power & Energy Solution](https://pes.eu.com/press-releases/china-leads-in-renewable-energy-capacity-at-895-gigawatts-larger-than-next-5-countries-combined)

 Written by [Oliver](https://pes.eu.com/press-releases/author/oliver) | May 5, 2021 11:00:00 PM

The world’s total installed renewable energy amounted to almost 2,800 Gigawatts in 2020. According to data presented by [TradingPlatforms.com](https://tradingplatforms.com/), China has an installed renewable energy capacity of 895 gigawatts – larger than the next 5 nations combined.

## China Accounts For Nearly a Third of the World’s Installed Renewable Energy Capacity

China has set itself apart as the world’s leader in renewable energy. In 2020, China accounted for nearly a third (32%) of the world’s installed renewable energy capacity with 895 Gigawatts. The next on the list is the US with a distant 292 Gigawatts. In fact, the next five countries on the list after China had a combined capacity that is less than China’s.

The US, Brazil, India, Germany and Canada had a combined capacity of 809 Gigawatts in 2020. Japan was the only other country to have a capacity greater than 100 gigawatts, while Italy and France both had capacities of 55 Gigawatts in 2020 to close out the top 10.

## Renewable Energy Experiencing Steady Growth Across The Board

Total renewable energy capacity increased by 10% YoY in 2020 from 2538 Gigawatts to 2799. From 2015-2020 Total installed renewable energy capacity grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.67%. Several various types of renewable energy also experienced varying levels of growth.

In 2020 Hydro Energy, Bioenergy and Geothermal energy all experienced modest growth of between 1% and 2%. However, both Wind and Solar energy experienced significant YoY growth in 2020. Wind energy experienced an almost 18% YoY growth, while Solar had a YoY growth of 21.6%

Rex Pascual, editor at [TradingPlatforms.com](http://tradingplatforms.com/), commented;

“Renewable energy continues to break deeper into the mainstream and has steadily increased its share of the world’s total power production in recent times. China has set a high benchmark for other nations in its quest to be the world’s primary source of renewable energy, a feat it is so far accomplishing.”

**You can read more about the story with more statistics and information at:**  [https://tradingplatforms.com/blog/2021/05/04/china-leads-in-renewable-energy-capacity-at-895-gigawatts-larger-than-next-5-countries-combined/](https://tradingplatforms.com/blog/2021/05/04/china-leads-in-renewable-energy-capacity-at-895-gigawatts-larger-than-next-5-countries-combined/)

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