World Power Plants

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Fuel Types

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

Coal

2,793 plants2,458.8 GW29.4% share

Natural Gas

5,146 plants2,420.0 GW28.9% share

Hydroelectric

8,493 plants1,546.7 GW18.5% share

Nuclear

514 plants929.5 GW11.1% share

Oil

2,478 plants314.8 GW3.8% share

Wind

5,731 plants308.0 GW3.7% share

Solar

11,042 plants285.0 GW3.4% share

Biomass

1,487 plants42.9 GW0.5% share

Other

97 plants17.2 GW0.2% share

Geothermal

215 plants15.8 GW0.2% share

Waste

1,065 plants14.7 GW0.2% share

Unknown

876 plants14.1 GW0.2% share

Cogeneration

41 plants4.0 GW0% share

Petcoke

12 plants2.4 GW0% share

Storage

135 plants1.7 GW0% share

Wave and Tidal

10 plants0.6 GW0% share