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Facts and figures

General facts and figures

Use the tabs on the left for some of the main facts and figures about the environment, the energy sector and the renewable energy industry.

The links on the right show certain key facts and figures in other parts of our website.

Other renewable energy related statistics

If you are looking for general energy statistics or data about related sectors such as building or agriculture, a very wide range of official information is collected by the EU, the UK government and others. Links to many of these sources are given in the Useful Links section.

The REA collects a wide range of renewable industry statistics from its members, but publishes only a limited selection as much of this information is commercially confidential.

Calculators for some key renewables parameters

The bottom tab on the left give calculators for some of the widely used renewable energy parameters.

Technical terms

See also the Glossary for definitions of the main technical units used in the sector.