Global investment in renewable energy rose two percent to $279.8 billion in 2017, a UN-backed report recently showed.
Last year was the eighth in a row global investment in renewable energy exceeded $200 billion, according to UN Environment, the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
China became the leading destination for renewable energy investment in 2017, accounting for $126.6 billion or 45 percent of global investment.
A record 98 gigawatts of solar power capacity was installed worldwide last year, with China contributing 53 gigawatts, or more than half.
Let's take a look at the top 10 countries for renewable energy investment in 2017.
No 10 Sweden ($3.7 billion)
No 8 (tie) Mexico ($6 billion)
No 8 (tie) Brazil ($6 billion)
No 7 United Kingdom ($7.6 billion)
No 6 Australia ($8.5 billion)
No 5 Germany ($10.4 billion)
No 4 India ($10.9 billion)
No 3 Japan ($13.4 billion)
No 2 United States ($40.5 billion)
No 1 China ($126.6 billion)
