World electricity generation by fuel, 1971-2019

Last updated 10 Sep 2020

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Sources

IEA, World Energy Balances, 2021. IEA, Electricity Information, 2021.

Notes

Electricity generation excludes electricity generation from pumped storage. Other renewables includes geothermal, solar, wind, tide/wave/ocean, biofuels, waste, heat and other.

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