Around 17,903 terawatt hours of electricity worldwide were generated using fossil fuels in 2023. This was an increase compared to the previous year and the highest figure in the period of consideration. This was in spite of a decrease in the overall global fossil fuel share in power generation, which amounted to less than 61 percent in 2023.
Electricity production from fossil fuels worldwide from 2000 to 2023
(in terawatt hours)
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Ember. (July 17, 2024). Electricity production from fossil fuels worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303807/global-fossil-fuel-power-generation/
Ember. "Electricity production from fossil fuels worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. July 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303807/global-fossil-fuel-power-generation/
Ember. (2024). Electricity production from fossil fuels worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303807/global-fossil-fuel-power-generation/
Ember. "Electricity Production from Fossil Fuels Worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303807/global-fossil-fuel-power-generation/
Ember, Electricity production from fossil fuels worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303807/global-fossil-fuel-power-generation/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Electricity production from fossil fuels worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], Ember, July 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303807/global-fossil-fuel-power-generation/
