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.

Charbon

2,793 centrales2,458.8 GW29.4% share

Gaz

5,146 centrales2,420.0 GW28.9% share

Hydroélectrique

8,493 centrales1,546.7 GW18.5% share

Nucléaire

514 centrales929.5 GW11.1% share

Pétrole

2,478 centrales314.8 GW3.8% share

Éolien

5,731 centrales308.0 GW3.7% share

Solaire

11,042 centrales285.0 GW3.4% share

Biomasse

1,487 centrales42.9 GW0.5% share

autre

97 centrales17.2 GW0.2% share

Géothermie

215 centrales15.8 GW0.2% share

Déchets

1,065 centrales14.7 GW0.2% share

Unknown

876 centrales14.1 GW0.2% share

cogénération

41 centrales4.0 GW0% share

pétrole de coke

12 centrales2.4 GW0% share

stockage

135 centrales1.7 GW0% share

vagues et marées

10 centrales0.6 GW0% share