3% of global electricity is generated from Unspecified Fossil Fuels in 2025/2026

From July 2025 to June 2026, global Unspecified Fossil Fuels electricity generation totaled 866 TWh, equivalent to about 2.8% of global electricity consumption of roughly 31,200 TWh. That amounts to around 105 kWh per person worldwide: a relatively small global share, but substantial electricity output in absolute terms. The supplied figures do not include a global total or share from ten years earlier, so they cannot establish how either measure changed over the last decade. The available five-year country changes instead show a mixed picture, with sizable increases in some places and reductions in others.

Saudi Arabia is the largest producer in this category, generating about 152 TWh, while Iraq and Qatar each produce around 60 TWh. Qatar also records the largest five-year increase, nearly 59 TWh, followed by Trinidad & Tobago and France, each adding roughly 9–10 TWh; these are increases in the reported category, not necessarily equivalent increases in total fossil electricity generation. Dependence is greatest in Timor-Leste, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau, where this category supplies all reported electricity, despite their individually small outputs. Trinidad & Tobago also relies on it for almost all electricity. Qatar stands out on a different measure, generating about 19,400 kWh per person, well above Kuwait at roughly 6,900 and Trinidad & Tobago at around 6,400. Among US states, Indiana produces about 2.7 TWh, ahead of Texas and Louisiana, although this category accounts for only around 2% of Indiana’s electricity and less than 1% in Texas.

The IPCC lifecycle carbon intensity supplied for Unspecified Fossil Fuels is 490–820 gCO2eq/kWh, far above wind at 11 gCO2eq/kWh, nuclear at 12 gCO2eq/kWh, hydro at 24 gCO2eq/kWh, geothermal at 38 gCO2eq/kWh and solar at 45 gCO2eq/kWh. Alongside its climate impact, fossil combustion causes harmful air pollution, strengthening the case for replacing this generation with clean electricity. Pakistan records the largest five-year reduction in this category, cutting about 26 TWh to just 1 TWh; Bangladesh follows with a reduction of nearly 11 TWh, while Puerto Rico cuts almost 5 TWh and Uruguay and Dominican Republic each reduce output by around 2 TWh. These declines do not by themselves establish what replaced the generation, but expanding nuclear, solar and wind offers a clear route to reducing fossil dependence while growing low-carbon electricity supply to meet electrification and AI-related demand.