Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — High-income countries

Primary energy consumption in high-income countries in 2024 — 272.729 quad Btu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 72.3%.

2024 272.729 quad Btu +0.95% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 281.59 quad Btu2018
Period minimum 150.055 quad Btu1983

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — High-income countries, 1980–202415020025030019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 158.287 quad Btu1981: 154.618 quad Btu1982: 150.178 quad Btu1983: 150.055 quad Btu1984: 156.625 quad Btu1985: 159.31 quad Btu1986: 162.047 quad Btu1987: 167.751 quad Btu1988: 174.625 quad Btu1989: 178.866 quad Btu1990: 179.596 quad Btu1991: 196.518 quad Btu1992: 235.917 quad Btu1993: 237.567 quad Btu1994: 238.702 quad Btu1995: 243.321 quad Btu1996: 248.89 quad Btu1997: 249.512 quad Btu1998: 249.989 quad Btu1999: 254.202 quad Btu2000: 259.882 quad Btu2001: 260.12 quad Btu2002: 262.814 quad Btu2003: 266.891 quad Btu2004: 272.964 quad Btu2005: 274.77 quad Btu2006: 277.162 quad Btu2007: 279.475 quad Btu2008: 277.72 quad Btu2009: 263.914 quad Btu2010: 278.669 quad Btu2011: 277.467 quad Btu2012: 274.93 quad Btu2013: 277.287 quad Btu2014: 276.371 quad Btu2015: 275.088 quad Btu2016: 278.219 quad Btu2017: 277.19 quad Btu2018: 281.59 quad Btu2019: 280.898 quad Btu2020: 260.618 quad Btu2021: 273.32 quad Btu2022: 273.246 quad Btu2023: 270.168 quad Btu2024: 272.729 quad Btu
Change over the period: +114.442 (+72.3%) Average annual rate: 1.24 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 272.729 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 272.729 +2.562 +0.95%
2023 270.168 −3.079 −1.13%
2022 273.246 −0.074 −0.03%
2021 273.32 +12.702 +4.87%
2020 260.618 −20.28 −7.22%
2019 280.898 −0.692 −0.25%
2018 281.59 +4.4 +1.59%
2017 277.19 −1.029 −0.37%
2016 278.219 +3.131 +1.14%
2015 275.088 −1.283 −0.46%
2014 276.371 −0.916 −0.33%
2013 277.287 +2.357 +0.86%
2012 274.93 −2.537 −0.91%
2011 277.467 −1.203 −0.43%
2010 278.669 +14.756 +5.59%
2009 263.914 −13.806 −4.97%
2008 277.72 −1.756 −0.63%
2007 279.475 +2.314 +0.83%
2006 277.162 +2.392 +0.87%
2005 274.77 +1.805 +0.66%
2004 272.964 +6.074 +2.28%
2003 266.891 +4.077 +1.55%
2002 262.814 +2.693 +1.04%
2001 260.12 +0.238 +0.09%
2000 259.882 +5.68 +2.23%
1999 254.202 +4.213 +1.69%
1998 249.989 +0.477 +0.19%
1997 249.512 +0.622 +0.25%
1996 248.89 +5.57 +2.29%
1995 243.321 +4.619 +1.93%
1994 238.702 +1.135 +0.48%
1993 237.567 +1.65 +0.7%
1992 235.917 +39.399 +20.05%
1991 196.518 +16.922 +9.42%
1990 179.596 +0.73 +0.41%
1989 178.866 +4.241 +2.43%
1988 174.625 +6.873 +4.1%
1987 167.751 +5.705 +3.52%
1986 162.047 +2.737 +1.72%
1985 159.31 +2.684 +1.71%
1984 156.625 +6.57 +4.38%
1983 150.055 −0.123 −0.08%
1982 150.178 −4.44 −2.87%
1981 154.618 −3.669 −2.32%
1980 158.287

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).