Low-carbon share of electricity · World
Published Our World in Data series · Energy · OWID.low_carbon_share_elec
42.61 % · 2025
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.61 | % |
| 2024 | 40.91 | % |
| 2023 | 39.42 | % |
| 2022 | 38.6 | % |
| 2021 | 37.88 | % |
| 2020 | 37.9 | % |
| 2019 | 36.34 | % |
| 2018 | 35.13 | % |
| 2017 | 34.66 | % |
| 2016 | 34.14 | % |
| 2015 | 33.52 | % |
| 2014 | 32.78 | % |
Source & interpretation
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Values are displayed in %. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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