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Coal still supplies a third of world electricity in 2024

Original: Where does the world's electricity come from? In 2024, coal still produced about a third of it (34%), while wind and sol

New figures on the global electricity mix show coal remained the largest single source in 2024, producing about 34% of the world's power. Wind and solar together reached 15%, a sharp rise from just 4% a decade earlier, prompting discussion about the pace of the energy transition.

Why now: The striking contrast between coal's continued dominance and the rapid growth of renewables is drawing attention to how slowly the global energy transition is moving.

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• Where does the world's electricity come from? In 2024, coal still produced about a third of it (34%), while wind and solar together reached 15%, up from 4% in 2014. The charts are drawn directly on the map. Zoomed out, one chart shows the world. Zooming in reveals more detail… · visben@vis.social · 9

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