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33%of world electricity is coal
Coal supplied 33.1% of the world's electricity in 2025, down from 38.7% in 2015.
The world generated 31,704 TWh in 2025, of which coal was 10,492 TWh.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Coal power around the world · World electricity statistics
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. Annual statistics, named by year in the fact.
World Power Monitor. (2025). Electricity Fact for 17 September 2026. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-17/
World Power Monitor. Electricity Fact for 17 September 2026. Data as of 2025. Data from Ember. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-17/
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