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Coal energy consumption per capita
Our World in Data's line chart drew 13.5K views on X: 0.5x its typical post and #130 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
📊 Data update: We’ve just updated to the 2025 release of the Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy.
Why it spread
This chart post spread because it paired a trusted data update from Our World in Data with a line chart on coal energy use per person across countries, drawing 13,510 views, 169 likes, 33 reposts, 8 quotes, and 20 saves, with a quote rate in the top quarter and source reach in the top quarter.
What worked
- The post framed the chart as a data update tied to a named external release, the 2025 release of the Energy Institute's Statistical Review of World Energy, which gives readers a clear reason to trust and share it.
- The chart type was a line chart showing coal energy use per person trends across countries, a familiar form that makes long term comparisons easy to read.
- The post credited a named lead, Pablo Rosad, and the account is an independent author, which supports credibility and helps explain the many quotes.
What to borrow
We could reuse this framing by tying our own chart to a named data release, crediting the person who led the update, and choosing a line chart for per person trends across countries so the form matches the story.
Careful
Do not over-read the absence of comment and points data, and do not assume the same framing will work for every chart, since the spread here also depended on the account's independent author status and top quarter source reach.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Per capita energy consumption from coal" by Our World in Data. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.36 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
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How far did Our World in Data's "Coal energy consumption per capita" chart travel?
13,510 views, 169 likes, 33 reposts and 20 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Coal energy use per person trends across countries.
Can I use Our World in Data's chart?
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