Week 37 of 2026 (7 to 13 September 2026) brought 7 daily electricity facts . This is the web version of the emailed issue.
78xQatar against Ethiopia
The average person in Qatar used 78 times as much electricity as the average person in Ethiopia in 2025: 18.0 MWh/person against 0.23 MWh/person.
Both figures are Ember annual statistics for 2025.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Qatar electricity profile · Ethiopia electricity profile
17%of world electricity is wind and solar
Wind and solar together supplied 17.3% of the world's electricity in 2025, up from 4.5% in 2015.
Wind supplied 8.5% and solar 8.8% in 2025.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Wind power around the world · Solar power around the world
-44%carbon intensity since 2015
Since 2015, Bulgaria has cut the carbon intensity of its electricity by 44%, from 494 gCO2/kWh to 275 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Both figures are Ember annual statistics. The fall comes from the change in what Bulgaria burns and generates, not from generating less.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Bulgaria electricity history · Bulgaria electricity profile
2020solar overtook gas
In 2020, solar overtook gas in China: 261 TWh against 253 TWh.
By 2025, solar generated 1,173 TWh and gas 338 TWh.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. China electricity history · China electricity profile
27%of Croatia's electricity is imported
Croatia imported 27% of the electricity it used in 2025: 5.32 TWh of 20.0 TWh.
Net imports are what a country brings in over its borders minus what it sends out.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Croatia electricity profile
813 gCO2/kWhKazakhstan's carbon intensity
Kazakhstan emitted 813 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 1.8 times the world average of 459 gCO2/kWh.
Carbon intensity counts the CO2 emitted per kilowatt hour generated, including lifecycle emissions from every source.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Kazakhstan electricity profile · Carbon intensity by country
22%of Denmark's electricity is bioenergy
Denmark generated 22.1% of its electricity from bioenergy in 2025, the second highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh.
That is 7.61 TWh of the 34.5 TWh it generated. The world average for bioenergy is 2.0%.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Denmark electricity profile · Bioenergy power around the world
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Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. Each fact names its own data year; news items name their publisher.
