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by Hannah Ritchie, Max Roser and Pablo Rosado
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The Overview
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The world’s energy problem
Key Resources
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Key Charts on Energy
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Key Articles on Energy
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What are the safest and cleanest sources of energy?
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Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
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Primary energy production is not final energy use: what are the different ways of measuring energy?
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How much energy do countries consume when we take offshoring into account?
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A number of countries have decoupled economic growth from energy use, even if we take offshored production into account
Access to Energy
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How many people do not have access to clean fuels for cooking?
Number without clean cooking fuel
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

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People without clean cooking fuels region
By world region: Number of people without clean fuels for cooking

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Per capita energy thumbnail
Global comparison: how much energy do people consume?
Energy ladder 1
The ‘Energy Ladder’: What energy sources do people on different incomes rely on?
Access to Electricity
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The number of people without electricity more than halved over the last 20 years
Share of the population with access to electricity
What share of people do not have access to electricity?

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Energy Mix
Global energy 200 years thumbnail
How have the world’s energy sources changed over the last two centuries?
Global energy mix thumbnail
Which sources does our global energy come from? How much is low-carbon?
Primary energy source bar
Country-by-country: Where does our energy come from?

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Primary sub energy source
Country-by-country: Where does our energy come from?

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Low carbon share energy
Which countries get the most energy from low-carbon sources?

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Is the world making progress in decarbonizing energy?
Fossil fuels share energy
How much of our energy comes from fossil fuels?

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Nuclear primary energy
How much of our energy comes from nuclear?

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Renewable share energy
How much of our energy comes from renewables?

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Electricity Mix
Global energy vs. electricity breakdown
Decarbonizing electricity is only one step towards a low-carbon energy system
Electricity prod source stacked
What sources does our electricity come from?

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Share elec by source
What sources does our electricity come from?

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Low carbon electricity thumbnail
Which countries get the most electricity from low-carbon sources?
Carbon intensity electricity
What is the carbon intensity of our electricity?

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Fossil Fuels
Coal phase thumbnail
When will countries phase out coal power?
Coal production by country
Which countries mine the most coal?

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Oil production by country
Which countries extract the most oil?

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Gas production by country
Which countries extract the most gas?

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Renewable Energy
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Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
Modern renewable energy consumption
Breakdown of renewables in the energy mix: how much comes from hydro, solar, and wind?

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Breakdown of renewables in the energy mix: how much comes from hydro, solar, and wind?

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Share electricity renewables
Which countries get the most electricity from renewables?

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Primary energy hydro
How much of our energy comes from hydropower?

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Wind share energy
How much of our energy comes from wind?

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Solar share energy
How much of our energy comes from solar?

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Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts
Installed wind capacity by country

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Installed solar pv capacity
Installed solar capacity by country

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Installed geothermal capacity
Installed geothermal capacity by country

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Biofuel production
How much energy from biofuels does each country produce?

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Nuclear Energy
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What are the safest and cleanest sources of energy?
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What was the death toll from Chernobyl and Fukushima?
Nuclear primary energy
How much of our energy comes from nuclear power?

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Share electricity nuclear
How much of our electricity comes from nuclear power?

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Measurement
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Primary energy production is not final energy use: what are the different ways of measuring energy?
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Definition: Access to Electricity

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How to cite

Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser (2021) – Energy. Published in Our World in Data. Online at: ourworldindata.org/energy