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61% of global electricity is generated from Fossil

60.93 % Share of global electricity
[ 490, 820 ] gCO2eq/kWh Carbon Intensity

Fossil fuels are a significant source of energy and are derived from the remains of plants and animals that lived and died millions of years ago. These remnant materials underwent a geological process resulting in the creation of substances like natural gas, coal, and petroleum. These energy sources are non-renewable, meaning once used, they cannot be replenished. Currently, fossil fuels are a major contributor to the global electricity generation, but they come with significant drawbacks, such as their substantial contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, which aids in climate change and air pollution. The continued reliance on fossil fuels presents a significant challenge to pursuing a more sustainable, clean, and low-carbon energy future. Thus, the shift towards more sustainable sources of energy such as nuclear, solar, and wind energy, which offer an eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative, is crucial and urgently needed.

Country/Region Watts / person % TWh
Bahrain 2476.9 W 99.3% 31.8 TWh
Kuwait 2229.3 W 100.0% 83.0 TWh
Qatar 1947.0 W 99.9% 45.9 TWh
United Arab Emirates 1508.2 W 88.7% 123.7 TWh
Brunei 1202.1 W 100.0% 4.7 TWh
Guam 1164.7 W 95.6% 1.7 TWh
Republic of China (Taiwan) 1159.9 W 83.6% 242.4 TWh
New Caledonia 1150.2 W 86.3% 2.9 TWh
Saudi Arabia 1129.8 W 99.8% 355.8 TWh
Bermuda 1073.0 W 100.0% 0.6 TWh
Singapore 1026.4 W 97.5% 53.4 TWh
St. Pierre & Miquelon 966.6 W 100.0% 0.1 TWh
Oman 932.6 W 99.6% 36.9 TWh
Israel 873.7 W 93.2% 68.1 TWh
United States 868.0 W 59.1% 2562.3 TWh
South Korea 841.5 W 63.0% 382.1 TWh
Aruba 835.7 W 83.9% 0.8 TWh
U.S. Virgin Islands 775.5 W 97.1% 0.7 TWh
Australia 750.3 W 67.7% 170.4 TWh
Gibraltar 695.5 W 100.0% 0.2 TWh
Turks & Caicos Islands 682.8 W 100.0% 0.3 TWh
Trinidad & Tobago 652.5 W 99.9% 8.7 TWh
Japan 628.6 W 71.0% 686.2 TWh
Puerto Rico 621.6 W 97.2% 17.7 TWh
Seychelles 611.1 W 87.7% 0.6 TWh
Kazakhstan 594.6 W 88.7% 100.0 TWh
Bahamas 593.3 W 100.0% 2.1 TWh
Faroe Islands 560.9 W 61.9% 0.3 TWh
Libya 542.5 W 95.9% 32.0 TWh
Russia 538.0 W 61.3% 683.8 TWh
Hong Kong SAR China 536.6 W 73.7% 35.2 TWh
British Virgin Islands 513.1 W 100.0% 0.1 TWh
St. Kitts & Nevis 503.3 W 95.5% 0.2 TWh
Turkmenistan 502.8 W 100.0% 27.9 TWh
Malaysia 496.9 W 81.0% 146.1 TWh
Czechia 473.7 W 51.3% 43.6 TWh
Ireland 473.7 W 60.6% 20.7 TWh
People's Republic of China 457.4 W 64.5% 5712.9 TWh
Iran 452.9 W 94.1% 348.9 TWh
Netherlands 447.7 W 56.6% 68.6 TWh
Belarus 438.4 W 83.8% 36.8 TWh
Malta 431.3 W 68.6% 2.0 TWh
Martinique 427.8 W 100.0% 1.5 TWh
Poland 421.9 W 79.0% 141.6 TWh
Bulgaria 408.8 W 48.8% 24.7 TWh
American Samoa 405.4 W 100.0% 0.2 TWh
Germany 404.7 W 50.8% 295.7 TWh
Antigua & Barbuda 404.1 W 94.3% 0.3 TWh
Barbados 401.9 W 92.5% 1.0 TWh
Estonia 401.2 W 50.3% 4.7 TWh
Cyprus 400.9 W 83.1% 4.4 TWh
Serbia 399.1 W 64.6% 25.5 TWh
Lebanon 396.2 W 93.9% 19.4 TWh
Curaçao 379.4 W 70.9% 0.6 TWh
Nauru 364.3 W 100.0% 0.0 TWh
South Africa 353.9 W 86.2% 184.1 TWh
Bosnia & Herzegovina 351.8 W 62.1% 10.1 TWh
Italy 341.6 W 55.1% 177.3 TWh
Canada 332.0 W 17.4% 111.0 TWh
Guadeloupe 331.3 W 68.8% 1.2 TWh
Greece 324.9 W 53.2% 29.7 TWh
EU 282.4 W 39.2% 1100.9 TWh
Montenegro 280.0 W 47.7% 1.5 TWh
North Macedonia 276.3 W 58.4% 5.1 TWh
Azerbaijan 275.3 W 94.6% 24.9 TWh
Belgium 259.3 W 27.9% 26.4 TWh
Thailand 257.9 W 73.0% 161.8 TWh
Montserrat 257.2 W 100.0% 0.0 TWh
Spain 255.2 W 37.3% 106.1 TWh
Turkey 254.8 W 57.6% 189.2 TWh
Réunion 254.6 W 69.2% 2.0 TWh
The World 250.9 W 60.9% 17381.2 TWh
Iraq 241.2 W 79.4% 92.0 TWh
United Kingdom 241.0 W 43.7% 142.1 TWh
Mexico 233.3 W 73.6% 259.0 TWh
Chile 229.6 W 47.1% 39.2 TWh
Argentina 229.5 W 58.6% 91.0 TWh
Mongolia 226.1 W 74.5% 6.6 TWh
St. Lucia 222.4 W 100.0% 0.3 TWh
Portugal 209.3 W 33.6% 18.9 TWh
Dominica 204.9 W 76.5% 0.1 TWh
Greenland 202.9 W 16.7% 0.1 TWh
Slovenia 202.0 W 25.8% 3.8 TWh
Cook Islands 201.1 W 60.0% 0.0 TWh
Mauritius 199.5 W 78.8% 2.3 TWh
Algeria 198.0 W 98.8% 76.6 TWh
Austria 196.3 W 20.8% 15.3 TWh
Egypt 193.0 W 88.8% 184.7 TWh
Grenada 192.4 W 100.0% 0.2 TWh
Moldova 186.4 W 52.1% 5.0 TWh
Suriname 186.2 W 35.5% 1.0 TWh
Uzbekistan 181.5 W 87.8% 54.2 TWh
Tunisia 180.5 W 95.6% 19.4 TWh
French Polynesia 176.5 W 67.1% 0.5 TWh
French Guiana 175.9 W 34.0% 0.4 TWh
Jordan 171.3 W 76.0% 16.7 TWh
Laos 166.2 W 27.0% 10.8 TWh
Finland 162.1 W 9.2% 7.9 TWh
Cuba 157.5 W 78.6% 15.5 TWh
Guyana 151.8 W 87.0% 1.1 TWh
Dominican Republic 149.5 W 82.8% 14.6 TWh
Vietnam 149.4 W 48.2% 127.6 TWh
Jamaica 146.9 W 83.7% 3.6 TWh
Croatia 145.6 W 27.3% 5.2 TWh
Hungary 142.7 W 25.5% 12.1 TWh
New Zealand 142.6 W 14.5% 6.4 TWh
Maldives 133.5 W 92.4% 0.6 TWh
St. Vincent & Grenadines 131.3 W 75.0% 0.1 TWh
Armenia 130.1 W 43.4% 3.2 TWh
Romania 125.7 W 37.0% 21.3 TWh
India 114.8 W 77.0% 1415.3 TWh
Belize 108.4 W 38.4% 0.4 TWh
Denmark 107.6 W 15.3% 5.5 TWh
Indonesia 105.4 W 81.6% 252.9 TWh
Georgia 103.0 W 21.4% 3.4 TWh
Morocco 102.0 W 78.4% 33.1 TWh
France 100.9 W 11.8% 57.1 TWh
Slovakia 100.0 W 17.1% 4.8 TWh
Macao SAR China 98.1 W 10.2% 0.6 TWh
Botswana 96.1 W 54.1% 2.2 TWh
Peru 91.6 W 44.8% 27.0 TWh
Philippines 87.5 W 77.4% 87.3 TWh
Latvia 85.9 W 19.1% 1.4 TWh
Syria 85.7 W 95.5% 16.0 TWh
Uruguay 76.3 W 15.2% 2.3 TWh
Tonga 75.4 W 87.5% 0.1 TWh
Panama 75.0 W 25.6% 2.9 TWh
Ukraine 74.6 W 25.4% 28.5 TWh
Cape Verde 73.8 W 84.4% 0.4 TWh
Equatorial Guinea 68.4 W 69.0% 1.0 TWh
Bolivia 65.1 W 61.1% 6.9 TWh
Honduras 63.8 W 48.0% 5.7 TWh
Venezuela 62.4 W 20.1% 15.4 TWh
Gabon 61.9 W 44.7% 1.3 TWh
Congo - Brazzaville 59.7 W 75.9% 3.0 TWh
Samoa 57.4 W 64.7% 0.1 TWh
Bangladesh 56.3 W 90.0% 83.6 TWh
Sri Lanka 53.4 W 62.3% 10.2 TWh
Fiji 51.9 W 37.2% 0.4 TWh
Ghana 47.4 W 65.1% 13.6 TWh
Colombia 46.4 W 24.6% 20.9 TWh
São Tomé & Príncipe 46.0 W 90.0% 0.1 TWh
Timor-Leste 45.8 W 100.0% 0.5 TWh
Ecuador 45.3 W 21.3% 7.1 TWh
Lithuania 43.0 W 8.2% 1.1 TWh
Pakistan 42.5 W 56.4% 86.1 TWh
Papua New Guinea 41.0 W 73.5% 3.6 TWh
Brazil 39.6 W 10.6% 74.4 TWh
El Salvador 36.9 W 24.6% 2.0 TWh
Nicaragua 35.0 W 35.1% 2.1 TWh
Mauritania 34.1 W 66.3% 1.4 TWh
Sweden 33.4 W 1.8% 3.1 TWh
Norway 33.2 W 1.0% 1.6 TWh
Côte d’Ivoire 31.9 W 69.9% 7.7 TWh
Guatemala 31.3 W 33.4% 4.8 TWh
Senegal 30.3 W 75.0% 4.5 TWh
Switzerland 29.7 W 3.5% 2.3 TWh
Luxembourg 28.6 W 2.4% 0.2 TWh
Cambodia 28.1 W 33.3% 4.1 TWh
Myanmar (Burma) 27.6 W 58.1% 13.0 TWh
Kiribati 26.6 W 100.0% 0.0 TWh
Zimbabwe 25.8 W 37.0% 3.6 TWh
Western Sahara 25.8 W 100.0% 0.1 TWh
Kyrgyzstan 25.7 W 10.1% 1.5 TWh
Tajikistan 20.3 W 8.8% 1.7 TWh
Comoros 19.5 W 100.0% 0.1 TWh
Vanuatu 17.9 W 71.4% 0.1 TWh
Solomon Islands 17.7 W 100.0% 0.1 TWh
Angola 15.3 W 28.2% 4.6 TWh
Palestinian Territories 14.7 W 9.3% 0.7 TWh
Sudan 14.1 W 33.9% 5.6 TWh
Eritrea 13.9 W 97.8% 0.4 TWh
Mozambique 13.2 W 18.6% 3.7 TWh
Gambia 13.0 W 100.0% 0.3 TWh
Cameroon 12.7 W 37.5% 3.0 TWh
Nigeria 12.5 W 72.5% 23.3 TWh
Mali 11.3 W 64.0% 2.2 TWh
North Korea 10.7 W 16.8% 2.4 TWh
Yemen 10.1 W 83.0% 2.9 TWh
Haiti 8.6 W 86.9% 0.9 TWh
Liberia 8.6 W 42.4% 0.4 TWh
Tanzania 8.1 W 54.5% 4.5 TWh
Zambia 8.1 W 7.8% 1.4 TWh
Burkina Faso 7.9 W 54.1% 1.5 TWh
Guinea 6.4 W 27.3% 0.8 TWh
Djibouti 6.2 W 10.2% 0.1 TWh
Togo 6.1 W 31.9% 0.5 TWh
South Sudan 5.9 W 98.2% 0.6 TWh
Costa Rica 5.5 W 2.0% 0.3 TWh
Madagascar 5.4 W 65.6% 1.4 TWh
Guinea-Bissau 4.4 W 100.0% 0.1 TWh
Eswatini 3.8 W 2.4% 0.0 TWh
Namibia 3.2 W 1.9% 0.1 TWh
Rwanda 2.9 W 38.6% 0.3 TWh
Kenya 2.7 W 10.1% 1.3 TWh
Somalia 2.5 W 90.2% 0.4 TWh
Benin 2.0 W 26.1% 0.2 TWh
Chad 2.0 W 96.8% 0.3 TWh
Niger 1.8 W 24.8% 0.4 TWh
Malawi 1.3 W 16.2% 0.2 TWh
Paraguay 1.2 W 0.2% 0.1 TWh
Burundi 1.0 W 23.9% 0.1 TWh
Iceland 0.9 W 0.0% 0.0 TWh
Afghanistan 0.4 W 2.1% 0.1 TWh
Uganda 0.3 W 3.0% 0.1 TWh
Sierra Leone 0.3 W 9.5% 0.0 TWh
Congo - Kinshasa 0.0 W 0.3% 0.0 TWh
Ethiopia 0.0 W 0.1% 0.0 TWh