solar photovoltaic energy capacity amounted to nearly 45.8 gigawatts in 2022.
The energy capacity from renewable sources in Latin America and the Caribbean neared 314.5 gigawatts in 2022, up from approximately 294.8 gigawatts a year earlier. In comparison to 2010, this represents an increase of almost 46 percent. The region's Renewable energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2022 (in gigawatts)
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Production
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Outlook
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Statista. "Renewable Energy Capacity in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2010 to 2022 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665458/renewable-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/
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Renewable energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2022 (in gigawatts) [Graph], Statista, March 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665458/renewable-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/