Data Coverage

Data coverage is the share of world electricity demand actually behind a figure, stated explicitly whenever a page combines many countries that do not all report at the same time. World Power Monitor's monthly review, for example, only publishes a month once enough countries with a year earlier comparison together account for a stated minimum share of world demand, and it states that share on the page rather than calling the total a world figure.

Worked Example

September 2026 covers 44 countries and 65.6% of world demand, the share the monthly review states rather than treating the total as a full world figure. See the full figures.

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APA 7

World Power Monitor. (2026). Data Coverage: What It Means. https://worldpowermonitor.com/glossary/data-coverage/

Plain text

World Power Monitor. Data Coverage: What It Means. Data as of 2026-09-21. https://worldpowermonitor.com/glossary/data-coverage/

BibTeX

@misc{wpm_glossary_data_coverage_2026,
  title = {{Data Coverage: What It Means}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-09-21.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/glossary/data-coverage/}
}

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