wind and solar generated nearly 12 percent of global electricity.
Solar energy accounted for nearly 4.6 percent of electricity generation worldwide in 2022, up from a 3.7 percent share a year earlier. That year, Share of electricity generation from solar energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022
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Ember. (July 24, 2023). Share of electricity generation from solar energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302055/global-solar-energy-share-electricity-mix/
Ember. "Share of electricity generation from solar energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302055/global-solar-energy-share-electricity-mix/
Ember. (2023). Share of electricity generation from solar energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302055/global-solar-energy-share-electricity-mix/
Ember. "Share of Electricity Generation from Solar Energy Worldwide from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302055/global-solar-energy-share-electricity-mix/
Ember, Share of electricity generation from solar energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302055/global-solar-energy-share-electricity-mix/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Share of electricity generation from solar energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], Ember, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302055/global-solar-energy-share-electricity-mix/