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Sourced statistics on energy and the environment: electricity generation, oil, gas and coal, solar, wind and other renewables, carbon emissions and climate data, with the original source named on every chart.
Overview
Energy powers every economy, and how it is produced is changing faster than almost any other market. Electricity demand keeps rising with electrification and data centres, while the mix that meets it is shifting from coal and gas toward solar, wind and other renewables. These shifts decide power prices, energy security and the pace at which countries cut emissions, so a change in one large market, China's solar build-out, Europe's gas supply, ripples worldwide.
This category brings together the statistics that describe that transition: how much electricity is generated and from what, how fast renewables are growing, how much oil, gas and coal is still produced and consumed, and how carbon emissions and the climate are changing. Country comparisons show who is decarbonising quickly, who still depends on fossil fuels, and where demand is surging.
Every chart names the organisation that produced the underlying data and the date it was published, and separates reported figures from estimates and forecasts. Use the topic links above to narrow the list, or scroll to the latest statistics below.
Latest statistics
Newest first. Each chart links to its full page with source and notes.
Topics
Six areas make up the Energy & Environment category. Each block lists the indicators we track most often so you know what to expect before opening a chart.
Total electricity generation and the mix by source, and how the renewable share is rising across countries.
Indicators: generation by source, renewable share, electricity demand
Solar and wind capacity additions, output and the countries leading the renewable build-out.
Indicators: capacity additions, generation, leading countries
Fossil-fuel production, consumption and prices, and how demand differs between regions.
Indicators: production, consumption, prices, reserves
Nuclear, hydro and other generation sources and their share of the energy system.
Indicators: nuclear output, hydro capacity, generation share
Carbon dioxide and greenhouse-gas emissions by country and sector, and how they are trending.
Indicators: CO2 emissions, emissions per capita, sector breakdown
Temperature, air quality, water and other environmental indicators tracked over time.
Indicators: temperature change, air quality, environmental measures
Data sources
We use the organisations that produce or collect the primary data. The specific source and its publication date are shown on each chart.
Global energy supply, demand, electricity and emissions data.
Energy production, consumption and price statistics.
Electricity generation and clean-power transition data.
Renewable energy capacity and generation statistics.
Energy and emissions data by country.
Energy and environmental indicators.
Oil production and reference-price data.
Temperature, emissions and climate monitoring data.
Questions
Energy and environment statistics: electricity generation by source, renewables such as solar and wind, oil, gas and coal, nuclear and hydro, energy demand, carbon emissions and climate and environmental indicators.
Primary sources such as the International Energy Agency, the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Ember, IRENA, OPEC, national statistical offices and climate agencies. The source and date are shown on every chart so you can check the figure yourself.
Electricity, price and generation series are refreshed regularly, and annual emissions and capacity data are updated when the source organisation publishes new figures. Each chart shows the date of its last update.
Yes. Reference them in reports, articles and academic work with credit to Business Stats and the original source named on the chart. For commercial reuse of full charts or datasets, contact us first.