Electricity as a share of final energy consumption worldwide is expected to increase over the next decades. In 2018, 20 percent of global final energy consumption was from electricity, this is expected to increase to almost 50 percent by 2050.
Share of electricity in final energy consumption worldwide from 2010 to 2050
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Bloomberg. (April 9, 2019). Share of electricity in final energy consumption worldwide from 2010 to 2050 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040422/final-energy-consumption-globally-electricity/
Bloomberg. "Share of electricity in final energy consumption worldwide from 2010 to 2050." Chart. April 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040422/final-energy-consumption-globally-electricity/
Bloomberg. (2019). Share of electricity in final energy consumption worldwide from 2010 to 2050. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040422/final-energy-consumption-globally-electricity/
Bloomberg. "Share of Electricity in Final Energy Consumption Worldwide from 2010 to 2050." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040422/final-energy-consumption-globally-electricity/
Bloomberg, Share of electricity in final energy consumption worldwide from 2010 to 2050 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040422/final-energy-consumption-globally-electricity/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of electricity in final energy consumption worldwide from 2010 to 2050 [Graph], Bloomberg, April 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040422/final-energy-consumption-globally-electricity/