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GROWING SUPPLY
source: www.iea.org/dbtw-wpd/textbase/papers/2002/
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1971-2000: total renewables supply experienced an annual growth of 2%.
‘New renewables’* recorded a much higher annual growth of 9%:- wind experienced the highest increase (+52%/year)
- followed by solar (+32%/year).
In 2000, the highest regional shares in renewables supply were:| new renewables | Asia | 69.8% | | | OECD | 24.5% | | hydro | Asia | 50% | | | Latin America | 21.0% | | biomass | OECD | 32.3% | | | Africa | 23.0% |
* ‘New renewable energy sources’ usually include modern uses of biomass, small hydropower, geothermal, wind, solar, and marine energy. In this section, data referring to new renewables exclude modern biomass.
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