Global: International Renewable Energy Agency Records Over 13 GW Geothermal Energy Capacity in 2018

Renewable Energy Statistics 2019 (IRENA)

IRENA records 13,277 MW of global geothermal energy capacity in 2018

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive, reliable data on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide.

Renewable Energy Statistics 2019 provides data sets on power-generation capacity for 2009-2018, actual power generation for 2009-2017 and renewable energy balances for over 130 countries and areas for 2016-2017.

An accompanying Renewable energy highlights brief notes major trends in the sector worldwide.

The capacity figures for the top ten geothermal energy countries in 2018 as as follows:

1. USA - 2,541 MW
2. Indonesia - 1,946 MW
3. Philippines - 1,944 MW
4. Turkey - 1,283 MW
5. New Zealand - 966 MW
6. Mexico - 951 MW
7. Italy - 767 MW
8. Iceland - 753 MW
9. Kenya - 663 MW
10. Japan - 486 MW

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