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2026-05-23 · percent of electricity

Coal still generates over a third of power

Wind and solar grow fast — coal plants still run for decades, especially in Asia.

Climate grids hide gigatonnes behind identical squares — the gradient is political once you see the cell count. This grid divides global electricity generation (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — Coal, Natural gas, and Nuclear + hydro + wind + solar + other — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.

1 cell = 0.1 percent of electricity (0.1% of global electricity generation) · 1,000 cells

Coal still generates over a third of power. Wind and solar grow fast — coal plants still run for decades, especially in Asia.

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The 2026 figures from OWID — Electricity mix put Nuclear + hydro + wind + solar + other at 41% of global electricity generation and Coal at 36% — about 100 percent of electricity in this edition's rounding.

Ember Global Electricity Review coal ~36%, rounded.

  • OWID — Electricity mix

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