Share of electricity generation in the U.S. 2007-2024, by fuel

Published by Statista Research Department, May 9, 2025

Throughout the past decade, the United States has been notably decreasing its use of coal, and increasing the use of natural gas and renewable energy sources for electricity generation. In 2024, natural gas was by far the largest source of electricity in the North American country, with a generation share of 43 percent. Renewable energy's share amounted to 24 percent that year.

Distribution of electricity generation in the United States from 2007 to 2024, by fuel type

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Release date

March 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2024

Supplementary notes

* Since 2019, the source does not provide information for oil.

This statistic was compiled using different releases of the publication.

Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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