According to the Renewables 2014 Global Status Report by REN21, renewables accounted for more than 56% of net additions to the global power capacities in 2013 and covered almost 20% of the global final energy consumption. Hydropower rose by 4% to approximately 1,000 GW in 2013, accounting for about 1/3 of renewable power capacity added during the year. Other renewables collectively grew nearly 17% to an estimated 560 GW. Renewable energy provided 19% of global final energy consumption in 2012, and continued to grow in 2013. Of this total share in 2012, modern renewables accounted for 10% with the remaining 9% coming from traditional biomass the share of which is declining. Even as global investment in solar PV declined nearly 22% relative to 2012, new capacity installations increased by more than 32%. The solar PV market had a record year, adding more than 39 GW in 2013 for a total of approximately 139 GW. China saw spectacular growth, accounting for nearly one third of global capacity added, followed by Japan and the United States.
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