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European electricity mix trends
Our World in Data's line chart drew 41.1K views on X: 1.4x its typical post and #57 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
📊 Explore updated data on electricity production in Europe, Electricity is one major part of how we use energy, alongside transport and heating.
Why it spread
This chart post spread because it landed on a hot topic that week and drew many quotes, reaching 41,094 views, 233 likes, 73 reposts, 17 quotes and 40 saves.
What worked
- The post framed a clear question about where countries get their electricity and whether they are moving from fossil fuels to low-carbon sources.
- The chart type was a line chart showing renewables overtaking fossil fuels in European electricity generation, a simple and readable story.
- It was branded, showed a source line, and came from an account in the top quarter for source reach and quote rate.
What to borrow
We could take a timely energy or climate topic and turn it into a simple line chart with a clear question in the post text, then add our own brand and source line.
Careful
Do not over-read the result as proof that design or labelling alone drove it, since the main reasons given were many quotes and a hot topic that week, and no comment or save rate context is provided.
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 "Share of fossil fuels, renewables generation and nuclear, European Union (27)" by Our World in Data. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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Use this chart via API
On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id bdb61b9edfc5.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.40 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/bdb61b9edfc5 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/bdb61b9edfc5/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/bdb61b9edfc5/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
curl -s https://viral-chart.com/api/v1/charts/bdb61b9edfc5/data \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"60 requests a minute per key; over that you get 429 with Retry-After. Up to 5 keys per account, made on your account page and shown once. Without Max, the data route answers 402 with a link to the plans. The numbers describe a chart its publisher owns, and every file carries a license note.
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How far did Our World in Data's "European electricity mix trends" chart travel?
41,094 views, 233 likes, 73 reposts and 40 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. Renewables overtake fossil fuels in European electricity generation.
Can I use Our World in Data's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Our World in Data. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.