2026-11-14 · percent of global electricity mix
Year
Renewables are still the minority of power
Wind, solar, hydro, and the rest still sit beside coal and gas on the global grid.
Three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions come from producing energy — mostly by burning fossil fuels. Yet the grid still reflects that: coal, gas, and oil generate 61% of the world's electricity, while renewables reach 30% and nuclear 9%. Clean power is growing quickly, but it remains the minority source.
1 cell = 0.1 percent of global electricity mix (0.1% of electricity generation) · 1,000 cells
Context
The figures are rounded shares of global electricity generation for 2026, drawn from IEA and Ember data. Renewables — hydropower, solar, wind, bioenergy, geothermal, and other sources — supply 30% of the mix, fossil fuels 61%, and nuclear 9%. Hydropower is still the largest renewable source, but solar and wind are growing fastest.
The headline share understates the challenge. Much of renewables' gain has been offset by nuclear's decline, and global energy demand keeps rising — the atmosphere responds to absolute emissions, not shares, and fossil fuel use, especially oil and gas, has continued to grow.
The stakes extend beyond climate: burning fossil fuels and biomass contributes to at least five million air-pollution deaths each year. Falling solar prices are one lever — for countries still expanding their grids, clean power needs to undercut fossil alternatives.
IEA / Ember global electricity mix shares, rounded.
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