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Here's how the world generates electricity

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he 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. Click NEXT to see India's sources of electricity generation...

Here's how the world generates electricity

Last updated on: November 28, 2011 11:11 IST

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 Click NEXT to see rest of the world...

Here's how the world generates electricity

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China oal: 2,759 TWh Hydro: 585 TWh Gas: 43 TWh Oil: 24 TWh Nuclear: 68 TWh Wind: 13 TWh Biomass: 2 TWh Geothermal: 0 TWh

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Solar: 0 TWh Click NEXT to read further. . .

Here's how the world generates electricity

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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 Click NEXT to read further. . .

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European Union oal: 940 TWh Hydro: 327 TWh

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Gas: 786 TWh Oil: 105 TWh Nuclear: 937 TWh Wind: 119 TWh Biomass: 110 TWh Geothermal: 6 TWh Solar: 7 TWh Click NEXT to read further. . .

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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 Click NEXT to read further. . .

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Latin America oal: 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 Click NEXT to read further. . .

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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 Click NEXT to read further. . .

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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 Click NEXT to read further. . .

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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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