Solar, tide, wave, and fuel cell electricity net generation (2024)

China leads the world in solar, tide, wave, and fuel cell electricity net generation at 839.0 billion kWh in 2024, followed by the United States (303.8 billion kWh) and India (135.4 billion kWh). Japan (97.1 billion kWh) and Germany (72.4 billion kWh) close out the top 5. Next up, Brazil (68.7 billion kWh) and Spain (55.5 billion kWh). Australia (53.2 billion kWh), Italy (35.6 billion kWh), and South Korea (34.1 billion kWh) round out the top ten. The gap across the top ten is wide: China has 25× the value of South Korea (34.1 billion kWh). Four of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Eastern Asia. Among these countries, China saw the largest year-over-year change at +43.6%.