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Global electricity generation by source 1998-2011
Generation of electricity worldwide from 1998 to 2018, by energy source (in terawatt hours)
by T. Wang,
last edited
Apr 12, 2019
This statistic represents the world electricity generation from 1998 through 2018, by energy source. Approximately 903 terawatt hours of electricity derived from oil were generated worldwide in 2018.
Generation of electricity worldwide from 1998 to 2018, by energy source (in terawatt hours)
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Apr 12, 2019
This statistic represents the world electricity generation from 1998 through 2018, by energy source. Approximately 903 terawatt hours of electricity derived from oil were generated worldwide in 2018.
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- 1998 to 2018
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Figures prior to 2010 are from the OECD library.
* "Other" figures for 2018 are further divided into biomass and waste, wind, solar photovoltaics, and other renewables.
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* "Other" figures for 2018 are further divided into biomass and waste, wind, solar photovoltaics, and other renewables.
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