Our World in Data - Energy Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-05-09T00:00:00.000Z Global biofuel production has grown sevenfold in the last 20 years, despite the rise of electric cars https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/global-biofuel-production-has-grown-sevenfold-in-the-last-20-years-despite-the-rise-of-electric-cars 2026-05-09T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Low-carbon electricity sources grew faster than demand in 2025, pushing fossil fuels into decline https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/low-carbon-electricity-sources-grew-faster-than-demand-in-2025-pushing-fossil-fuels-into-decline 2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> The global number of people without electricity has halved since 2000, but it has increased in Sub-Saharan Africa https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-global-number-of-people-without-electricity-has-halved-since-2000-but-it-has-increased-in-sub-saharan-africa 2026-04-25T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> France’s nuclear fleet gives it one of the world’s lowest-carbon electricity grids https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/frances-nuclear-fleet-gives-it-one-of-the-worlds-lowest-carbon-electricity-grids 2026-04-16T05:28:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Explore updated data on how consumer prices have changed in the United States https://ourworldindata.org/explore-updated-data-on-how-consumer-prices-have-changed-in-the-united-states 2026-03-30T08:52:00.000Z Pablo Arriagada
]]> Battery costs have declined by 99% in the last three decades, making electrified transport a reality https://ourworldindata.org/battery-price-decline 2026-03-30T06:53:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Coal power has effectively died in the United Kingdom https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/coal-power-has-effectively-died-in-the-united-kingdom 2026-03-24T07:17:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Arriagada
]]> In 2025, solar and wind produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the European Union https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-2025-solar-and-wind-produced-more-electricity-than-fossil-fuels-in-the-european-union 2026-03-07T00:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Explore updated data on electricity production in Europe https://ourworldindata.org/explore-updated-data-on-electricity-production-in-europe 2026-02-19T17:07:00.000Z Pablo Rosado
]]> Explore updated data on global development from the World Bank https://ourworldindata.org/explore-updated-data-on-global-development-from-the-world-bank 2026-02-17T17:13:00.000Z Mojmír Vinkler
]]> Four minutes of air conditioning https://ourworldindata.org/four-minutes-of-air-conditioning 2026-02-16T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Could biofuels meet demand for global aviation? https://ourworldindata.org/biofuels-demand-global-aviation 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Battery prices have fallen more than 99% in the last three decades https://ourworldindata.org/battery-prices-have-fallen-more-than-99-in-the-last-three-decades 2026-01-12T16:33:00.000Z Pablo Rosado
]]> Bioenergy and Biofuels https://ourworldindata.org/bioenergy-biofuels 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Putting solar panels on land used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electric https://ourworldindata.org/biofuel-land-solar-electric-vehicles 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Access to clean cooking fuels in Bangladesh is far lower than in its Asian neighbors https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/access-to-clean-cooking-fuels-in-bangladesh-is-far-lower-than-in-its-asian-neighbors 2025-10-03T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> France opened a flurry of nuclear power plants in the 1980s and 1990s, giving it low-carbon electricity ever since https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/france-opened-a-flurry-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-1980s-and-1990s-giving-it-low-carbon-electricity-ever-since 2025-10-01T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Solar overtakes gas to become Hungary's second-largest electricity source https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/solar-overtakes-gas-to-become-hungarys-second-largest-electricity-source 2025-09-01T04:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Renewables have taken the lead in Dutch electricity production https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/renewables-have-taken-the-lead-in-dutch-electricity-production 2025-08-01T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> A vast majority of people still lack access to electricity in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/a-vast-majority-of-people-still-lack-access-to-electricity-in-parts-of-sub-saharan-africa 2025-07-04T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Greece is turning its back on coal and replacing it with solar and wind https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/greece-is-turning-its-back-on-coal-and-replacing-it-with-solar-and-wind 2025-06-02T04:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> China is moving much faster on electric cars than the EU or the United States https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/china-is-moving-much-faster-on-electric-cars-than-the-eu-or-the-united-states 2025-05-12T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> The world is getting more of its electricity from renewables but less from nuclear power https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-world-is-getting-more-of-its-electricity-from-renewables-but-less-from-nuclear-power 2025-03-28T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Many African countries are heavily dependent on oil production https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/many-african-countries-are-heavily-dependent-on-profits-from-oil 2025-02-21T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Global sales of combustion engine cars have peaked https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/global-sales-of-combustion-engine-cars-have-peaked 2025-02-17T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-2004-it-took-the-world-a-year-to-add-a-gigawatt-of-solar-power-now-it-takes-a-day 2025-02-07T04:00:00.000Z Charlie Giattino
]]> How much in subsidies do fossil fuels receive? https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-subsidies-fossil-fuels 2025-01-27T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> In the last 30 years, almost everybody in Bangladesh gained access to basic electricity https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-the-last-30-years-almost-everybody-in-bangladesh-gained-access-to-electricity 2025-01-17T04:00:00.000Z Tuna Acisu
]]> Solar and wind power is growing quickly in Poland, but coal still dominates https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/solar-and-wind-power-is-growing-quickly-in-poland-but-coal-still-dominates 2024-12-25T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The United States is the world’s largest oil producer https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-united-states-is-the-worlds-largest-oil-producer 2024-11-21T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Spain and Portugal both get 40% of their electricity from solar and wind https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/spain-and-portugal-both-get-40-of-their-electricity-from-solar-and-wind 2024-11-20T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Australia is replacing coal and gas power with solar and wind https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/australia-is-replacing-coal-and-gas-power-with-solar-and-wind 2024-11-13T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Japan closed nearly all of its nuclear plants after Fukushima, but some are coming back online https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/japan-closed-nearly-all-of-its-nuclear-plants-after-fukushima-but-some-are-coming-back-online 2024-10-25T05:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Guyana’s oil-driven economy has had the largest GDP per capita growth in the world in recent years https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/guyanas-oil-driven-economy-has-had-the-largest-gdp-per-capita-growth-in-the-world-in-recent-years 2024-10-15T05:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> Denmark generates a larger share of its electricity from wind than any other country https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/denmarks-electricity-has-a-larger-share-of-wind-power-than-any-other-country 2024-10-08T05:00:00.000Z Pablo Rosado
]]> Almost every new car sold in Norway is electric https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/almost-every-new-car-sold-in-norway-is-electric 2024-09-27T05:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Chile produced 9.4% of its primary energy from solar in 2023 — the highest in any country that year https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/chile-produced-94-of-its-primary-energy-from-solar-in-2023-the-highest-in-any-country-that-year 2024-09-13T05:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> What’s the difference between mineral reserves and resources? https://ourworldindata.org/reserve-vs-resource 2024-07-29T11:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchieMax Roser
]]> Air conditioning causes around 3% of greenhouse gas emissions. How will this change in the future? https://ourworldindata.org/air-conditioning-causes-around-greenhouse-gas-emissions-will-change-future 2024-07-29T06:35:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Fourteen countries in the world get almost all of their electricity from renewables https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/fourteen-countries-in-the-world-get-almost-all-of-their-electricity-from-renewables 2024-07-24T05:00:00.000Z Pablo Rosado
]]> India now consumes more coal than Europe and North America combined https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/india-now-consumes-more-coal-than-europe-and-north-america-combined 2024-07-04T05:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-OspinaPablo Rosado
]]> China now uses about the same amount of energy per person as the European Union https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/china-now-uses-about-the-same-amount-of-energy-per-person-as-the-european-union 2024-07-01T05:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Coal power is dying in Western Europe https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/coal-power-is-dying-in-western-europe 2024-06-18T07:00:16.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Solar panel prices have fallen by around 20% every time global capacity doubled https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/solar-panel-prices-have-fallen-by-around-20-every-time-global-capacity-doubled 2024-06-13T05:47:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> 30% of the world's electricity came from renewable sources in 2023 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/renewable-electricity-2023 2024-05-08T08:50:09.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Nearly one in five cars sold in 2023 was electric https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/nearly-one-in-five-cars-sold-in-2023-was-electric 2024-04-24T07:01:31.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> What share of global CO₂ emissions come from aviation? https://ourworldindata.org/global-aviation-emissions 2024-04-08T08:44:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Solar and wind gain an edge over coal in a number of countries https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/solar-and-wind-gain-an-edge-over-coal-in-a-number-of-countries 2024-03-05T07:58:45.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> Tracking global data on electric vehicles https://ourworldindata.org/electric-car-sales 2024-02-26T10:55:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Energy https://ourworldindata.org/energy 2023-12-20T15:32:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo RosadoMax Roser
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