World Energy Consumption 2017 Chart

Most recent substantial revision in july 2018.

World energy consumption 2017 chart.

Humanity made no progress to decarbonise the world energy system during this 18 year period and the rate of decarbonisation since has been roughly the same as that during 1990 2000. You now find this material in our entry on energy access. The rapid deployment and falling costs of clean energy technologies the growing electrification of energy the shift to a more services oriented economy and a cleaner energy mix in china and the resilience of shale gas and tight oil in the united states. For 2013 estimated world energy consumption was 5 67 10 20 joules or 157 481 twh.

Per capita energy consumption also grows by one quarter through to 2040 overtaking that of the european union by around 2035. The carbon intensity of the world s total primary energy supply in 2017 equalled that in 1999. Global energy consumption growth slowed down in 2019 0 6 compared to an average 2 year over the 2000 2018 period in a context of slower economic growth. In 2017 the world s electricity consumption amounted to approximately 22 3 trillion kilowatt hours.

Energy consumption increased at a slower pace than in previous years in china 3 2 the world s largest consumer since 2009 in russia 1 8 and in india 0 8 only. Global consumption of electricity. All data shown is the most recent available as of august 2020. Energy information administration 1000 independence ave sw washington dc 20585.

One quadrillion watts is approximately equal to one petawatt. History requirements and prospects together with bp statistical data for 1965 and subsequent with energy consumption rising as rapidly as shown in figure 1 it is hard to see what is happening when viewed at the level of the individual. Four large scale shifts in the global energy system set the scene for the world energy outlook 2017. This article previously covered aspects of energy access including access to electricity and per capita consumption.

The most recent year varies with dataset. World energy consumption by source based on vaclav smil estimates from energy transitions. The highest annual reductions in primary energy consumption were posted in belgium austria and greece whereas the largest increases were observed in estonia. The united states energy information administration eia regularly publishes a report on world consumption for most types of primary energy resources.

Slowing pace of growth china s growing energy needs are increasingly met by renewables natural gas and electricity while coal demand falls back. First published in 2015.