๐ŸŒก COโ‚‚ since 1900 1,800,000,000,000 tonnes
โšก 2024 Global Energy Data

The World's Energy Sources
Explained

From ancient coal seams to experimental fusion reactors โ€” an interactive guide to how humanity powers itself today and tomorrow.

~29,000
TWh global
electricity 2024
13
Energy Sources
8.1B
People Powered
37 Gt
COโ‚‚ per Year
580 EJ
Primary Energy
โšซ Fossil Fuels

The Old Guard

Carbon-based fuels that powered the Industrial Revolution and still dominate global energy โ€” but their era is ending.

โ™ป Renewables

The New Frontier

Clean, inexhaustible sources reshaping electricity grids worldwide and racing past fossil fuels on cost.

๐Ÿ”ฌ Emerging & Future

Tomorrow's Power

Technologies from early commercial stage to pure research โ€” sources that may define the 22nd century.

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Demographics

Global Energy Preferences by Demographics

How age, income, region, and geography shape what people want from their energy systems โ€” and what they're willing to pay for.

๐Ÿ—บ By Location

Energy by Country & Continent

Explore how each nation generates electricity โ€” their mix, carbon intensity, and clean energy progress.

โš– Side-by-Side Comparison

Select 2โ€“3 energy sources to compare across all key metrics

Select energy sources above to compare them

A History of Human Energy

Humanity's 400,000-year journey โ€” from the first fire to fusion ignition