Renewables share of heat consumption vs Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Renewables share of heat consumption and Carbon intensity of electricity generation 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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Renewables share of heat consumption

Unit: % · 4 observations

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Renewables share of heat consumptionRenewables share of heat consumption. 4 observations from 2019 to 2025, ranging from 10% to 12%, of which 3 are forecasts. Latest value 12% (2025). % 0 3 6 9 12 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 10% 12%
Renewables share of heat consumptionRenewables share of heat consumption. 4 observations from 2019 to 2025, ranging from 10% to 12%, of which 3 are forecasts. Latest value 12% (2025). % 0 5 10 15 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 10% 12%
Renewables share of heat consumptionRenewables share of heat consumption. 4 observations from 2019 to 2025, ranging from 10% to 12%, of which 3 are forecasts. Latest value 12% (2025). % 0 5 10 15 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 10% 12%
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Renewables share of heat consumption
Period Type Value
2019 Actual 10%
2023 Forecast 12%
2024 Forecast 12%
2025 Forecast 12%
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Unit: gCO2/kWh · 2 observations

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Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 445 415
Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 445 415
Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 445 415
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Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 445 gCO2/kWh
2026 Forecast 415 gCO2/kWh
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Renewables share of heat consumption

Share of total heat consumption supplied by renewable energy sources.

4 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Emissions intensity of electricity generation, measured as greenhouse gas emissions in carbon dioxide equivalent (gCO2e) per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

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

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