In 2022, coal was the main source of electricity worldwide, accounting for 10,325 terawatt-hours of electrical energy produced. While this volume is projected to decrease only slightly by 2025, electricity generated by renewables is forecast to grow by almost 30 percent in the period under consideration, becoming the main electricity source in 2025. Electricity production by gas is not forecast to change significantly in this time period, while nuclear electricity is forecast to increase by around 300 terawatt-hours.
Electricity production worldwide in 2022 with a forecast for 2025, by source (in terawatt-hours)
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Carbon Brief. (February 8, 2023). Electricity production worldwide in 2022 with a forecast for 2025, by source (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342255/electricity-production-by-source-worldwide-forecast/
Carbon Brief. "Electricity production worldwide in 2022 with a forecast for 2025, by source (in terawatt-hours) ." Chart. February 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342255/electricity-production-by-source-worldwide-forecast/
Carbon Brief. (2023). Electricity production worldwide in 2022 with a forecast for 2025, by source (in terawatt-hours) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342255/electricity-production-by-source-worldwide-forecast/
Carbon Brief. "Electricity Production Worldwide in 2022 with a Forecast for 2025, by Source (in Terawatt-hours) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342255/electricity-production-by-source-worldwide-forecast/
Carbon Brief, Electricity production worldwide in 2022 with a forecast for 2025, by source (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342255/electricity-production-by-source-worldwide-forecast/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Electricity production worldwide in 2022 with a forecast for 2025, by source (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Carbon Brief, February 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342255/electricity-production-by-source-worldwide-forecast/