global electricity production that year.
Coal has remained the leading source of electricity generation worldwide for the past three decades. In 2022, global coal power generation stood at over 10,000 terawatt-hours. Overall, coal, natural gas, and other fossil fuels accounted for approximately 60 percent of the Generation of electricity worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)
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Ember, Generation of electricity worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by energy source (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273273/world-electricity-generation-by-energy-source/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Generation of electricity worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by energy source (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Ember, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273273/world-electricity-generation-by-energy-source/