Gas is the leading fossil fuel used for electricity generation in the European Union (EU-27). In 2021, some 523.6 terawatt-hours of electricity were generated using gas turbines. This figure represents a decline of roughly nine percent in comparison to the decade-peak reached in 2019, when some 570 terawatt-hours of electricity were produced from fossil gas. Coal came in second place, accounting for 435.95 terawatt-hours of electricity generated in 2021.
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in the European Union (EU-27) from 2011 to 2021, by fuel
(in terawatt-hours)
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Ember. (February 1, 2022). Electricity generation from fossil fuels in the European Union (EU-27) from 2011 to 2021, by fuel (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291003/fossil-fuel-electricity-generation-european-union/
Ember. "Electricity generation from fossil fuels in the European Union (EU-27) from 2011 to 2021, by fuel (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291003/fossil-fuel-electricity-generation-european-union/
Ember. (2022). Electricity generation from fossil fuels in the European Union (EU-27) from 2011 to 2021, by fuel (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291003/fossil-fuel-electricity-generation-european-union/
Ember. "Electricity Generation from Fossil Fuels in The European Union (Eu-27) from 2011 to 2021, by Fuel (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291003/fossil-fuel-electricity-generation-european-union/
Ember, Electricity generation from fossil fuels in the European Union (EU-27) from 2011 to 2021, by fuel (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291003/fossil-fuel-electricity-generation-european-union/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in the European Union (EU-27) from 2011 to 2021, by fuel (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Ember, February 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291003/fossil-fuel-electricity-generation-european-union/