Worldwide data on electricity generation from renewable sources, including hydropower, geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels. The dataset is compiled by the World Bank's WDI Database Archives. The temporal coverage and specific volume of records are not specified.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in hydropower generation over time for different countries.
- Compare the growth rates of solar and wind electricity production across regions.
- Model the correlation between biomass/biofuel production and agricultural policy changes.
- Forecast future renewable energy capacity based on historical geothermal and tidal data.
Strengths
- Covers multiple renewable sources: hydropower, geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
- Compiled by the authoritative World Bank WDI Database Archives.
Limitations
- The exact number of records, time range, and geographic granularity are unknown.
- Data may be aggregated at the country level, limiting sub-national analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank WDI Database Archives
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Worldwide