Asia was the leading region in the world based on fossil fuel power capacity in 2021. Asia's installed fossil fuel capacity amounted to nearly 2,054 gigawatts that year. North America ranked second, with a fossil fuel capacity of 832.2 gigawatts. By comparison, Oceania's fossil fuel power capacity stood at 41.3 gigawatts.
Fossil fuel electricity generation capacity worldwide in 2021, by region (in gigawatts)
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Ember. (March 30, 2022). Fossil fuel electricity generation capacity worldwide in 2021, by region (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312273/global-fossil-fuel-power-capacity-by-region/
Ember. "Fossil fuel electricity generation capacity worldwide in 2021, by region (in gigawatts)." Chart. March 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312273/global-fossil-fuel-power-capacity-by-region/
Ember. (2022). Fossil fuel electricity generation capacity worldwide in 2021, by region (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312273/global-fossil-fuel-power-capacity-by-region/
Ember. "Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation Capacity Worldwide in 2021, by Region (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312273/global-fossil-fuel-power-capacity-by-region/
Ember, Fossil fuel electricity generation capacity worldwide in 2021, by region (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312273/global-fossil-fuel-power-capacity-by-region/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Fossil fuel electricity generation capacity worldwide in 2021, by region (in gigawatts) [Graph], Ember, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312273/global-fossil-fuel-power-capacity-by-region/