Visualizing How The G20 Generates Electricity

This graphic, created by Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, illustrates the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources among G20 countries. The data is based on Ember's yearly and monthly electricity reports as of 2023, with Saudi Arabia's data not available. The global average for renewable electricity is 30%, but nearly half of the G20 countries fall below this average. Brazil leads the G20 in renewable electricity, with 89% of its power generated from renewables in 2023, due to its robust hydroelectric base and rapid expansion of solar and wind energy. Canada and Germany follow, with 66% and 48% of their electricity generated from renewables, respectively. Most G20 economies are at least five years past their peak power sector emissions, with Brazil's power sector emissions peaking in 2014 at 114 million tonnes of CO2 and dropping to 38% below 2014 levels by 2023. To learn more about this topic, check out this graphic showing emission reduction targets by country in 2024.