https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/ One new fact from the electricity data every day, each with its source and year, ready to share. 14 facts so far. The latest is for 19 September 2026. en Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-19/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-19/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT overtake In 2019, wind overtook coal in Italy: 20.2 TWh against 18.8 TWh. By 2025, wind generated 21.5 TWh and coal 3.57 TWh. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-18/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-18/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT intensity-fall Since 2015, Belgium has cut the carbon intensity of its electricity by 42%, from 215 gCO2/kWh to 126 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Both figures are Ember annual statistics. The fall comes from the change in what Belgium burns and generates, not from generating less. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-17/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-17/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT world Coal supplied 33.1% of the world's electricity in 2025, down from 38.7% in 2015. The world generated 31,704 TWh in 2025, of which coal was 10,492 TWh. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-16/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-16/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT per-person The average person in the United States used 48 times as much electricity as the average person in Kenya in 2025: 13.1 MWh/person against 0.27 MWh/person. Both figures are Ember annual statistics for 2025. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-15/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-15/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT solar-boom Sweden generated 4.2 times as much solar electricity in 2025 as in 2020: 4.44 TWh against 1.05 TWh. Solar is now 2.6% of everything Sweden generates. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-14/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-14/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT clean-grid Finland emitted 57 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 8 times lower than the world average of 459 gCO2/kWh. Carbon intensity counts the CO2 emitted per kilowatt hour generated, including lifecycle emissions from every source. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-13/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-13/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT fuel-leader Denmark generated 22.1% of its electricity from bioenergy in 2025, the second highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. That is 7.61 TWh of the 34.5 TWh it generated. The world average for bioenergy is 2.0%. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-12/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-12/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT dirty-grid Kazakhstan emitted 813 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 1.8 times the world average of 459 gCO2/kWh. Carbon intensity counts the CO2 emitted per kilowatt hour generated, including lifecycle emissions from every source. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-11/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-11/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT importer Croatia imported 27% of the electricity it used in 2025: 5.32 TWh of 20.0 TWh. Net imports are what a country brings in over its borders minus what it sends out. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-10/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-10/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT overtake In 2020, solar overtook gas in China: 261 TWh against 253 TWh. By 2025, solar generated 1,173 TWh and gas 338 TWh. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-09/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-09/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT intensity-fall Since 2015, Bulgaria has cut the carbon intensity of its electricity by 44%, from 494 gCO2/kWh to 275 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Both figures are Ember annual statistics. The fall comes from the change in what Bulgaria burns and generates, not from generating less. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-08/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-08/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT world Wind and solar together supplied 17.3% of the world's electricity in 2025, up from 4.5% in 2015. Wind supplied 8.5% and solar 8.8% in 2025. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-07/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-07/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT per-person The average person in Qatar used 78 times as much electricity as the average person in Ethiopia in 2025: 18.0 MWh/person against 0.23 MWh/person. Both figures are Ember annual statistics for 2025. https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-06/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/facts/2026-09-06/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT solar-boom India generated 3.8 times as much solar electricity in 2025 as in 2020: 195 TWh against 51.6 TWh. Solar is now 9.3% of everything India generates.