Brazil was by far the Latin American country with the highest number of jobs in the renewable energy industry in 2022. That year, the South American country employed roughly 1.4 million workers in the sector. Colombia came in second in the region, with around 260 thousand jobs in the renewables segment.
Leading countries in number of renewable energy jobs in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Leading countries in number of renewable energy jobs in Latin America in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], IRENA, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031758/renewable-energy-jobs-latin-america-country/