The share of various sources of electricity in India, China, the USA, the EU and the world

Coal is still the leader in electricity generation in the world — it was the source of 34.5% of all electricity in the world in 2024. In 2023, this figure was 35.4%. 32.1% of the world's electricity was produced from renewable sources, 23.5% from natural gas, 9.1% from nuclear power plants, and the remaining 2.4% from oil