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How the world makes electricity

Forty years of global generation, layer by layer — the brown-red base of fossil fuel that never stops growing, and the blue-and-gold wedge of wind and solar arriving fast at the top. Tap or hover for any year.

Data & source

Data: Our World in Data · Ember & Energy Institute · TWh per year · generation, not capacity · "other renewables" = biofuel + geothermal · updated —