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UK electricity per person
Our World in Data's line chart drew 111.7K views on X: 3.9x its typical post and #20 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Electricity generation per person in the United Kingdom has fallen by a third from its early-2000s peak.
Why it spread
This chart post spread because a data journalism account with an independent author framed a striking national decline against a global rise, drawing 111,708 views, 735 likes, 171 reposts, 69 quotes, and 178 saves.
What worked
- The post pairs a clear national story with a global contrast, using the United Kingdom's fall of a third from its early 2000s peak against worldwide growth of more than 50% this century.
- The chart is a simple line with high self labelling and a visible source line, making the trend easy to read without extra explanation.
- The framing invites discussion, shown by 69 quotes and a quote rate in the top quarter, while the account's independent author status and top quarter source reach add credibility.
What to borrow
We could take one of our own long run series, show a national or regional reversal against a wider benchmark, and keep the chart as a plainly labelled line with a source line.
Careful
Do not over read the quote rate or source reach as proof of quality, and do not assume the same framing will travel for every topic or audience.
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 "The United Kingdom generates less electricity per person than in the 1970s" by Our World in Data. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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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 16acfa456fe4.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.30 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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| GET | /api/v1/charts/16acfa456fe4 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/16acfa456fe4/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/16acfa456fe4/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 |
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-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 "UK electricity per person" chart travel?
111,708 views, 735 likes, 171 reposts and 178 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. UK electricity per person now lower than in 1970s.
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.