Here's how the world generates electricity

Image: Some rely on coal, while others prefer nuclear power.

The world uses different types of sources to generate electricity. Some rely on coal, while others prefer nuclear power.

Let us have a look at how some countries, including India, are producing electricity, according to National Geographic figures.

Note: TWh stands for terawatt hour. A kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy equal to one kilowatt of power spent for one hour of time. Terawatt hour is a huge figure that expresses annual electricity generation for countries.

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Here's how the world generates electricity

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India

Coal: 569 TWh

Hydro: 114 TWh

Gas: 82 TWh

Oil: 34 TWh

Nuclear: 15 TWh

Wind: 14 TWh

Biomass: 2 TWh

Geothermal: 0 TWh

Solar: 0 TWh

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Here's how the world generates electricity

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China

Coal: 2,759 TWh

Hydro: 585 TWh

Gas: 43 TWh

Oil: 24 TWh

Nuclear: 68 TWh

Wind: 13 TWh

Biomass: 2 TWh

Geothermal: 0 TWh

Solar: 0 TWh

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Here's how the world generates electricity

Image: Eaton Center, Toronto, Canada.
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North America

Coal: 2,266 TWh

Hydro: 678 TWh

Gas: 1,082 TWh

Oil: 117 TWh

Nuclear: 942 TWh

Wind: 60 TWh

Biomass: 82 TWh

Geothermal: 24 TWh

Solar: 3 TWh

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European Union

Coal: 940 TWh

Hydro: 327 TWh

Gas: 786 TWh

Oil: 105 TWh

Nuclear: 937 TWh

Wind: 119 TWh

Biomass: 110 TWh

Geothermal: 6 TWh

Solar: 7 TWh

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Here's how the world generates electricity

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Eurasia

Coal: 438 TWh

Hydro: 284 TWh

Gas: 655 TWh

Oil: 33 TWh

Nuclear: 299 TWh

Wind: 1 TWh

Biomass: 3 TWh

Geothermal: 0 TWh

Solar: 0 TWh

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Latin America

Coal: 37 TWh

Hydro: 673 TWh

Gas: 146 TWh

Oil: 157 TWh

Nuclear: 21 TWh

Wind: 1 TWh

Biomass: 30 TWh

Geothermal: 3 TWh

Solar: 0 TWh

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Africa

Coal: 260 TWh

Hydro: 95 TWh

Gas: 176 TWh

Oil: 74 TWh

Nuclear: 13 TWh

Wind: 1 TWh

Biomass: 1 TWh

Geothermal: 1 TWh

Solar: 0 TWh

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Japan

Coal: 288 TWh

Hydro: 76 TWh

Gas: 283 TWh

Oil: 139 TWh

Nuclear: 258 TWh

Wind: 3 TWh

Biomass: 22 TWh

Geothermal: 3 TWh

Solar: 2 TWh

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Image: Perth, Australia.
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World

Coal: 8,273 TWh

Hydro: 3,208 TWh

Gas: 4,303 TWh

Oil: 1,104 TWh

Nuclear: 2,731 TWh

Wind: 219 TWh

Biomass: 267 TWh

Geothermal: 65 TWh

Solar: 13 TWh

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