| Data type |
Estimated data by international organizations (Type2) |
|---|---|
| Indicator name |
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing countries (in Watts per capita) |
| Data name |
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity |
| Definition |
The installed capacity of power plants that generate electricity from renewable energy sources divided by the total population of a country. |
| Data collection |
The capacity data is collected as part of IRENA’s annual questionnaire cycle. Questionnaires are sent to countries at the start of a year asking for renewable energy data for two years previously |
| Organizations |
International Energy Agency (IEA) |
| Periodicity |
Annually |
| Metadata | https://kostat-sdg-kor.github.io/sdg-indicators/public/data/Metadata-12-0a-01_ENG.pdf opens in a new window |
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.485 |
| 2001 | 35.94 |
| 2002 | 35.154 |
| 2003 | 34.96 |
| 2004 | 35.158 |
| 2005 | 36.772 |
| 2006 | 39.865 |
| 2007 | 41.061 |
| 2008 | 49.185 |
| 2009 | 53.665 |
| 2010 | 57.741 |
| 2011 | 67.556 |
| 2012 | 74.288 |
| 2013 | 86.424 |
| 2014 | 113.052 |
| 2015 | 141.519 |
| 2016 | 182.298 |
| 2017 | 222.128 |
| 2018 | 269.956 |
| 2019 | 348.497 |
| 2020 | 393.702 |
| 2021 | 470.098 |
This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.
| Indicator name |
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing countries (in Watts per capita) |
|---|---|
| Target name |
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production |
| Organizations |
International Energy Agency (IEA) |
| Metadata | https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-12-0a-01.pdf opens in a new window |