World Power Plants

Power Plants by Fuel Type

From coal to geothermal — see how the world generates electricity. Each fuel type links to its plants, capacity and share of the global mix.

Kohle

2,793 Anlagen2,458.8 GW29.4% share

Gas

5,146 Anlagen2,420.0 GW28.9% share

Wasser

8,493 Anlagen1,546.7 GW18.5% share

Kernenergie

514 Anlagen929.5 GW11.1% share

Öl

2,478 Anlagen314.8 GW3.8% share

Wind

5,731 Anlagen308.0 GW3.7% share

Solar

11,042 Anlagen285.0 GW3.4% share

Biomasse

1,487 Anlagen42.9 GW0.5% share

Sonstige

97 Anlagen17.2 GW0.2% share

Geothermie

215 Anlagen15.8 GW0.2% share

Abfall

1,065 Anlagen14.7 GW0.2% share

Unknown

876 Anlagen14.1 GW0.2% share

Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung

41 Anlagen4.0 GW0% share

Petcoke

12 Anlagen2.4 GW0% share

Speicher

135 Anlagen1.7 GW0% share

Wellen- und Gezeitenenergie

10 Anlagen0.6 GW0% share