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Marimekko · world electricity
Who makes electricity, and from what
Width is how much a region generates; height is what it is made of. Asia is half the world's electricity and half of that is coal - while the accent band, wind and solar, is widest in Europe.
Who makes electricity, and from what
Marimekko chart of electricity generation by region and source; Asia's wide coal-heavy column dominates, with wind and solar highlighted across all regions.
Coal 49%
Gas 16%
Hydro 12%
Wind & solar 14%
Asia
18.0k TWh
Coal 13%
Gas 40%
Hydro 11%
Nuclear 16%
Wind & solar 16%
North America
5.5k TWh
Coal 11%
Gas 24%
Hydro 16%
Nuclear 20%
Wind & solar 21%
Other 7%
Europe
4.6k TWh
COLUMN WIDTH = REGION SHARE OF WORLD GENERATION · SEGMENT HEIGHT = SOURCE SHARE WITHIN REGION · EMBER VIA OUR WORLD IN DATA, 2024 · SMALL REGIONS UNLABELLED, NOT OMITTED