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Electricity consumption vs Fossil CO2 emissions

Electricity consumption and Fossil CO2 emissions worldwide, drawn over time. No period has an observed value for both, so the two are not set side by side.

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Electricity consumption

Unit: terawatt-hours · 2 observations

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Electricity consumptionElectricity consumption. 2 observations from 2025 to 2027, ranging from 28,600 terawatt-hours to 30,700 terawatt-hours, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 30,700 terawatt-hours (2027). terawatt-hours 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 FORECAST 28,600 30,700
Electricity consumptionElectricity consumption. 2 observations from 2025 to 2027, ranging from 28,600 terawatt-hours to 30,700 terawatt-hours, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 30,700 terawatt-hours (2027). terawatt-hours 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 FORECAST 28,600 30,700
Electricity consumptionElectricity consumption. 2 observations from 2025 to 2027, ranging from 28,600 terawatt-hours to 30,700 terawatt-hours, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 30,700 terawatt-hours (2027). terawatt-hours 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 FORECAST 28,600 30,700
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Electricity consumption
Period Type Value
2025 Actual 28,600 terawatt-hours
2027 Forecast 30,700 terawatt-hours
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Fossil CO2 emissions

Unit: million tonnes · 35 observations

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Fossil CO2 emissionsFossil CO2 emissions. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 22,520.4 million tonnes to 38,598.6 million tonnes. Latest value 38,598.6 million tonnes (2024). million tonnes 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 38,599
Fossil CO2 emissionsFossil CO2 emissions. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 22,520.4 million tonnes to 38,598.6 million tonnes. Latest value 38,598.6 million tonnes (2024). million tonnes 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 38,599
Fossil CO2 emissionsFossil CO2 emissions. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 22,520.4 million tonnes to 38,598.6 million tonnes. Latest value 38,598.6 million tonnes (2024). million tonnes 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 38,599
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Fossil CO2 emissions
Period Type Value
1990 Estimate 22,732.1 million tonnes
1991 Estimate 23,205.6 million tonnes
1992 Estimate 22,520.4 million tonnes
1993 Estimate 22,749.9 million tonnes
1994 Estimate 22,974.6 million tonnes
1995 Estimate 23,516.6 million tonnes
1996 Estimate 24,233.5 million tonnes
1997 Estimate 24,380.3 million tonnes
1998 Estimate 24,295.7 million tonnes
1999 Estimate 24,837.8 million tonnes
2000 Estimate 25,511.5 million tonnes
2001 Estimate 25,693 million tonnes
2002 Estimate 26,265.3 million tonnes
2003 Estimate 27,652.7 million tonnes
2004 Estimate 28,610 million tonnes
2005 Estimate 29,599 million tonnes
2006 Estimate 30,594.2 million tonnes
2007 Estimate 31,499.3 million tonnes
2008 Estimate 32,049.7 million tonnes
2009 Estimate 31,513 million tonnes
2010 Estimate 33,317.7 million tonnes
2011 Estimate 34,480 million tonnes
2012 Estimate 34,954.7 million tonnes
2013 Estimate 35,275.8 million tonnes
2014 Estimate 35,465.7 million tonnes
2015 Estimate 35,403.5 million tonnes
2016 Estimate 35,392.8 million tonnes
2017 Estimate 35,974.6 million tonnes
2018 Estimate 36,734 million tonnes
2019 Estimate 37,086.6 million tonnes
2020 Estimate 35,158.2 million tonnes
2021 Estimate 36,866.9 million tonnes
2022 Estimate 37,527.8 million tonnes
2023 Estimate 38,094 million tonnes
2024 Estimate 38,598.6 million tonnes
Source: GCP · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Electricity consumption

Total volume of electric energy consumed.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

Fossil CO2 emissions

Annual carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes (such as cement manufacture).

35 observations charted in Global · source organisations: GCP

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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