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Here's how the world generates electricity
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
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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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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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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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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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