How has our fossil fuel use changed over time?

In the previous post we covered the fact coal was initially the most used fossil fuel, before oil and natural gas came online later. This chart from Our World in Data is a great visualisation of how the mix of fossil fuels we use has changed from 1850 to today.

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How much coal, oil, and natural gas do we use today?

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A brief human history of fossil fuels