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The world's energy, in one hundred squares
One square is one percent of everything humanity burns, splits, or harvests. The accent squares are solar - growing fastest, still countable on one hand.
The world's energy, in one hundred squares
Waffle chart of the global primary energy mix, one square per percent; fossil fuels fill roughly three-quarters of the grid and solar takes the accent.
Oil
31%
Coal
26%
Gas
24%
Hydro
2%
Biomass
7%
Nuclear
5%
Wind
1%
Solar
2%
Other renewables
2%
ONE SQUARE = 1% OF GLOBAL PRIMARY ENERGY · OUR WORLD IN DATA (ENERGY INSTITUTE), 2025 · FOSSIL FUELS STILL 81 OF THE 100 SQUARES