bp statreview 3 · coal oil natural gas nuclear hydro electric renewables other japan 1,051.6 5.7%...
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The pace of growth in power demand has meant that overall carbon emissions from the sector have increased substantially over the past three years
Electricity generation snapshots in key economies by fuel type, 2018
9.3%
Renewables increased their share in power generation
from 8.4% to
38%
But coal still accounted for the largest share of power generation at
—with overall coal consumption increasing for a second year in a row
Total global electricity generation in terrawatt hours
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In a big year for energy demand growth overall, power demand increased even more strongly 3.7%
OtherRenewablesHydro electricNuclearNatural gasOilCoal
Japan1,051.6
5.7%
33.0%
36.8%
4.7%
7.7%
10.7%1.5%
US4,460.8
27.9%
35.4%
19.0%
6.5%
10.3%
0.3%
0.6%
UK333.9
19.5%
1.6%
31.6%
5.0%2.3%
39.4%
0.5%
China7,111.8
66.5%
3.1%
4.1%
16.9%
8.9%
0.2%
0.2%
Germany648.7
35.3%
12.8%11.7%2.6%
32.2%
4.5%
0.5%
2009 20102008 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
In terrawatt hours based on gross outputSum of % may not add up to 100 due to rounding
Is our electricity getting greener?Electrification is a key part of a lower carbon energy system but that electricity must come from lower carbon sources