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- 1Coal still supplies a third of world electricity in 2024●Where does the world's electricity come from? In 2024, coal still produced about a third of it (34%), while wind and sol
New data on global electricity generation shows coal remained the world's largest power source in 2024, producing around 34% of electricity. Wind and solar together supplied 15%, a sharp rise from just 4% a decade earlier. The figures were presented with charts drawn directly onto a world map, letting viewers zoom from a global overview down to country-level detail. Commenters are weighing the slow pace of the transition against the rapid growth of renewables.