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In 2008, the r<strong>en</strong>ewables share of electricity g<strong>en</strong>eration stood at 18.5 %, compared to 19.5 %<br />

in 1990. The relatively low growth of hydropower in the OECD is the main reason for the fall<br />

in the global share. With a share of 80 %, hydropower is the largest contributor to r<strong>en</strong>ewable<br />

electricity g<strong>en</strong>eration. However, hydropower pot<strong>en</strong>tial in most industrialised countries is<br />

already exhausted. In these countries the growth thrust n<strong>ee</strong>ded to increase the worldwide<br />

r<strong>en</strong>ewables share can only be achieved by stepping up the expansion of other r<strong>en</strong>ewable<br />

technologies.<br />

Looking at the non-OECD countries, in which more than half of global r<strong>en</strong>ewable electricity<br />

production takes place, there is reason to expect that in view of rising incomes and the faster<br />

population growth than in the industrialised countries, the growth in total electricity<br />

requirem<strong>en</strong>ts will in future be higher than in the OECD. As a result, the growth of r<strong>en</strong>ewables<br />

will at least have to k<strong>ee</strong>p pace with the global share.<br />

Electricity g<strong>en</strong>eration from r<strong>en</strong>ewable <strong>en</strong>ergies in various regions, 2008<br />

Hydropower<br />

Solid<br />

biomass 1)<br />

Other<br />

biomass<br />

Wind<br />

<strong>en</strong>ergy<br />

Geoth.<br />

<strong>en</strong>ergy<br />

WORLD: ELECTRICITY GENERATION<br />

Other<br />

Total<br />

r<strong>en</strong>ewablesbased<br />

electricity<br />

R<strong>en</strong>ewable Energy Sources in Figures<br />

Share of<br />

r<strong>en</strong>ewablesbased<br />

electricity<br />

[TWh] [%]<br />

Asia 2) 249 9 0 14 19 0 291 15.9<br />

Latin America 2) 673 30 0 1 3 0 707 66.2<br />

Africa 95 1 0 1 1 0 98 15.8<br />

EU-27 327 71 23 119 6 8 553 16.6<br />

Australia 12 1 1 4 0 0 18 7.1<br />

Canada 382 8 1 4 0 0 395 60.6<br />

China 585 2 0 13 0 0 601 17.2<br />

Japan 76 18 0 3 3 2 102 9.5<br />

Mexico 39 1 0 0 7 0 47 18.3<br />

Russia 165 0 0 0 0 0 165 15.9<br />

USA 257 51 9 56 17 2 392 9.0<br />

Non-OECD 1,895 42 0 31 24 0 1,992 21.0<br />

OECD 1,312 151 35 188 41 13 1,741 16.3<br />

World 3,208 194 35 219 65 13 3,733 18.5<br />

1) Including biog<strong>en</strong>ic fraction of municipal waste<br />

2) Asia excluding China and Japan; Latin America excluding Mexico<br />

Source: IEA [104]<br />

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