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About 30% of the world’s electricity comes from renewables, including hydropower, solar and wind among others.

We break down how the world’s electricity is consumed 👇

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As of 2020, nearly 80% of the world’s energy was made by burning fossil fuels – oil, coal & gas.

Renewable energy, including hydropower, solar, wind and biofuels, accounted for just over 10%, with nuclear and traditional biomass making up the remainder aje.io/4sg479 Image
According to IEA, access to electricity is quantified as a household being able to provide:

• Basic lighting of 4 lightbulbs 5 hours a day
• Running a refrigerator
• Power to charge a mobile device or operate a television for 4 hours per day

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The largest electricity consuming countries per capita are:

• Iceland (56,828kWh)
• Norway (26,492kWh)
• Bahrain (17,133kWh)

On the other end of the scale, Benin, Chad and Afghanistan each consume less than 30kWh per capita.

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Just five countries – Albania, Bhutan, Lesotho, Nepal and Paraguay – produce 100% of their electricity from renewable energy, mostly in the form of hydroelectricity from dams.

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Do you know which countries generate the least amount of electricity from renewables? 👇 aje.io/4sg479

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