Electricity by Fuel

The world generated 31,925 TWh of electricity in 2025. Coal was the largest source of electricity worldwide in 2025, at 33.2% of generation. Gas supplied 21.7% of the world's electricity in 2025. Figures are Ember annual statistics for the world.

Key Facts

The world generated 31,925 TWh of electricity in 2025.
Coal was the largest source of electricity worldwide in 2025, at 33.2% of generation.
Gas supplied 21.7% of the world's electricity in 2025.
Hydro supplied 13.9% of the world's electricity in 2025.
Solar grew fastest over the ten years to 2025, up 996% since 2015.

World Generation by Fuel, 2025

Fuel	Generation	Share	Change since 2015	Largest producer
Coal	10,608 TWh	33.2%	+14%	China
Gas	6,922 TWh	21.7%	+25%	United States
Hydro	4,447 TWh	13.9%	+15%	China
Solar	2,807 TWh	8.8%	+996%	China
Nuclear	2,805 TWh	8.8%	+11%	United States
Wind	2,705 TWh	8.5%	+226%	China
Other fossil	889 TWh	2.8%	-21%	Saudi Arabia
Bioenergy	652 TWh	2.0%	+41%	China
Other renewables	90.9 TWh	0.3%	+24%	Indonesia

World Generation by Fuel Over Time

2000 to 2025, TWh

The world generated 31,925 TWh of electricity in 2025. Coal was the largest source of electricity worldwide in 2025, at 33.2% of generation.

Annual statistics through 2025, TWh

World electricity generation by fuel, 2000 to 2025
Year	Coal	Gas	Hydro	Solar	Nuclear	Wind
2000	5,809 TWh	2,746 TWh	2,630 TWh	1.02 TWh	2,540 TWh	31.2 TWh
2001	5,891 TWh	2,915 TWh	2,564 TWh	1.36 TWh	2,613 TWh	38.2 TWh
2002	6,144 TWh	3,105 TWh	2,612 TWh	1.72 TWh	2,655 TWh	52.2 TWh
2003	6,575 TWh	3,256 TWh	2,612 TWh	2.12 TWh	2,601 TWh	63.2 TWh
2004	6,797 TWh	3,503 TWh	2,803 TWh	2.78 TWh	2,719 TWh	85.5 TWh
2005	7,167 TWh	3,681 TWh	2,912 TWh	3.96 TWh	2,727 TWh	104 TWh
2006	7,567 TWh	3,901 TWh	3,018 TWh	5.42 TWh	2,762 TWh	133 TWh
2007	8,052 TWh	4,219 TWh	3,063 TWh	7.30 TWh	2,703 TWh	171 TWh
2008	8,074 TWh	4,361 TWh	3,245 TWh	11.9 TWh	2,695 TWh	221 TWh
2009	7,951 TWh	4,382 TWh	3,241 TWh	19.8 TWh	2,657 TWh	276 TWh
2010	8,468 TWh	4,808 TWh	3,428 TWh	32.2 TWh	2,726 TWh	346 TWh
2011	8,922 TWh	4,866 TWh	3,488 TWh	63.6 TWh	2,610 TWh	440 TWh
2012	8,972 TWh	5,161 TWh	3,660 TWh	96.9 TWh	2,432 TWh	529 TWh
2013	9,437 TWh	5,058 TWh	3,791 TWh	132 TWh	2,449 TWh	634 TWh
2014	9,619 TWh	5,214 TWh	3,871 TWh	198 TWh	2,499 TWh	706 TWh
2015	9,296 TWh	5,540 TWh	3,882 TWh	256 TWh	2,533 TWh	830 TWh
2016	9,337 TWh	5,850 TWh	4,015 TWh	327 TWh	2,571 TWh	960 TWh
2017	9,668 TWh	5,973 TWh	4,054 TWh	445 TWh	2,594 TWh	1,139 TWh
2018	10,045 TWh	6,224 TWh	4,177 TWh	575 TWh	2,659 TWh	1,268 TWh
2019	9,836 TWh	6,381 TWh	4,228 TWh	698 TWh	2,754 TWh	1,421 TWh
2020	9,445 TWh	6,361 TWh	4,347 TWh	853 TWh	2,649 TWh	1,591 TWh
2021	10,169 TWh	6,534 TWh	4,290 TWh	1,054 TWh	2,761 TWh	1,856 TWh
2022	10,271 TWh	6,572 TWh	4,330 TWh	1,335 TWh	2,640 TWh	2,106 TWh
2023	10,419 TWh	6,660 TWh	4,247 TWh	1,670 TWh	2,698 TWh	2,317 TWh
2024	10,546 TWh	6,826 TWh	4,444 TWh	2,155 TWh	2,777 TWh	2,503 TWh
2025	10,608 TWh	6,922 TWh	4,447 TWh	2,807 TWh	2,805 TWh	2,705 TWh

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.

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World Power Monitor. (2025). Electricity by Fuel: Coal, Gas, Nuclear, Hydro, Wind and Solar. https://worldpowermonitor.com/fuels/

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World Power Monitor. Electricity by Fuel: Coal, Gas, Nuclear, Hydro, Wind and Solar. Data as of 2025. Data from Ember. https://worldpowermonitor.com/fuels/

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@misc{wpm_fuels_2025,
  title = {{Electricity by Fuel: Coal, Gas, Nuclear, Hydro, Wind and Solar}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2025},
  note = {Data as of 2025. Data from Ember.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/fuels/}
}

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Electricity by Fuel

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World Generation by Fuel, 2025

World Generation by Fuel Over Time

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