Coal accounted for ** percent of worldwide electricity generation in 2024. This was down from ** percent the previous year, and despite coal-fired electricity generation having reached a new peak of over * terawatt hours.
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Ember. (July 17, 2025). Coal share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from /statistics/1303780/global-coal-power-generation-share/
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