coal power generation share standing at 36.5 percent.
The fossil fuel share in worldwide electricity production reached 61.27 percent in 2022. This was a decrease compared to the previous year, with figures having ranged between 62 and 68 percent in the past 22 years. Fossil fuels remain the main contributor to the energy mix, with Fossil fuel share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2022
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Global energy industryEmber. (November 9, 2023). Fossil fuel share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303803/global-fossil-fuel-share-in-power-generation/
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Ember. (2023). Fossil fuel share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303803/global-fossil-fuel-share-in-power-generation/
Ember. "Fossil Fuel Share in Electricity Production Worldwide from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303803/global-fossil-fuel-share-in-power-generation/
Ember, Fossil fuel share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303803/global-fossil-fuel-share-in-power-generation/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Fossil fuel share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], Ember, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303803/global-fossil-fuel-share-in-power-generation/