the region's renewable energy capacity that year. Mexico trailed in second, with a capacity of 29.4 gigawatts.
In 2021, Brazil was the leading Latin American country in terms of installed renewable energy capacity in the region, with nearly 160 gigawatts. This represented approximately 55 percent of Leading countries based on renewable energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021 (in megawatts)
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Statistics on Renewable energy in Latin America
Global positioning
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- Premium Statistic Share of renewables in global power production 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Global solar photovoltaic capacity by region 2021
- Basic Statistic Global onshore wind energy capacity by region 2021
- Premium Statistic Global hydropower generation by region 2022
- Basic Statistic Global biofuel production 2021, by select country
Capacity
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- Premium Statistic Renewable energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Renewable energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Installed wind power capacity in Latin America 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Solar PV energy capacity in Latin America & Caribbean 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Bioenergy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Geothermal energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2021
Production
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- Premium Statistic Renewables share of primary energy in Argentina 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Renewables share in energy supply in Brazil 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Renewables share in energy production in Chile 2020, by source
- Premium Statistic Primary energy supply share in Mexico 2020, by source
- Premium Statistic Primary energy production share in Paraguay 2016-2020, by source
- Premium Statistic Primary energy supply share in Uruguay 2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Share of renewables in electricity mix in Central America 2019, by country
Employment
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- Premium Statistic Number of renewable energy jobs in Latin America 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of renewable energy jobs in Brazil 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Number of renewable energy jobs in Colombia 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Number of renewable energy jobs in Mexico 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Number of renewable energy jobs in Argentina 2021, by industry
Investment
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- Premium Statistic Renewable energy attractiveness score in Latin America 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Latin America: cross-border investment in clean energy 2009-2019
- Premium Statistic Latin America: cross-border investment in clean energy 2015-2019, by sector
- Premium Statistic Latin America: cross-border investment in clean energy 2019, by country
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- Hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2021
- Energy capacity of renewable municipal waste in China 2010-2021
- Colombia: renewable energy capacity 2010-2030
- Colombia: renewable energy capacity 2030, by source
- Solar energy capacity in Malaysia 2012-2021
- Solar photovoltaic capacity in Indonesia 2012-2021
- Solar photovoltaic capacity in Malaysia 2012-2021
- Bioenergy capacity in Malaysia 2012-2021
- Solid biofuels energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2021
- Biogas energy capacity in Malaysia 2012-2021
- Solid biofuels and renewable waste capacity in India 2009-2021
- Energy consumption from renewables in Mongolia 2005-2015
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IRENA. (2022). Leading countries based on renewable energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665427/countries-with-the-largest-renewable-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/
IRENA. "Leading Countries Based on Renewable Energy Capacity in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2021 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665427/countries-with-the-largest-renewable-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/
IRENA, Leading countries based on renewable energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665427/countries-with-the-largest-renewable-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Leading countries based on renewable energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph], IRENA, April 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665427/countries-with-the-largest-renewable-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/