Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — Northern America

Primary energy consumption in Northern America in 2024 — 107.244 quad Btu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 27.8%.

2024 107.244 quad Btu +0.92% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 110.407 quad Btu2007
Period minimum 77.63 quad Btu1983

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — Northern America, 1980–202470809010011012019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 83.885 quad Btu1981: 81.794 quad Btu1982: 78.11 quad Btu1983: 77.63 quad Btu1984: 81.824 quad Btu1985: 82.088 quad Btu1986: 82.337 quad Btu1987: 85.31 quad Btu1988: 89.716 quad Btu1989: 91.624 quad Btu1990: 90.923 quad Btu1991: 90.859 quad Btu1992: 92.749 quad Btu1993: 94.346 quad Btu1994: 96.482 quad Btu1995: 98.223 quad Btu1996: 101.204 quad Btu1997: 101.841 quad Btu1998: 102.324 quad Btu1999: 104.49 quad Btu2000: 106.855 quad Btu2001: 104.825 quad Btu2002: 106.206 quad Btu2003: 106.799 quad Btu2004: 109.341 quad Btu2005: 109.492 quad Btu2006: 108.832 quad Btu2007: 110.407 quad Btu2008: 107.762 quad Btu2009: 102.569 quad Btu2010: 106.683 quad Btu2011: 105.686 quad Btu2012: 103.635 quad Btu2013: 106.506 quad Btu2014: 107.739 quad Btu2015: 106.835 quad Btu2016: 106.301 quad Btu2017: 106.5 quad Btu2018: 110.263 quad Btu2019: 109.35 quad Btu2020: 100.715 quad Btu2021: 105.256 quad Btu2022: 107.286 quad Btu2023: 106.264 quad Btu2024: 107.244 quad Btu
Change over the period: +23.36 (+27.85%) Average annual rate: 0.56 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America

Northern America 107.244 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 107.244 +0.98 +0.92%
2023 106.264 −1.022 −0.95%
2022 107.286 +2.03 +1.93%
2021 105.256 +4.541 +4.51%
2020 100.715 −8.635 −7.9%
2019 109.35 −0.913 −0.83%
2018 110.263 +3.763 +3.53%
2017 106.5 +0.199 +0.19%
2016 106.301 −0.533 −0.5%
2015 106.835 −0.905 −0.84%
2014 107.739 +1.233 +1.16%
2013 106.506 +2.871 +2.77%
2012 103.635 −2.051 −1.94%
2011 105.686 −0.997 −0.93%
2010 106.683 +4.113 +4.01%
2009 102.569 −5.193 −4.82%
2008 107.762 −2.644 −2.4%
2007 110.407 +1.575 +1.45%
2006 108.832 −0.66 −0.6%
2005 109.492 +0.151 +0.14%
2004 109.341 +2.543 +2.38%
2003 106.799 +0.593 +0.56%
2002 106.206 +1.38 +1.32%
2001 104.825 −2.03 −1.9%
2000 106.855 +2.366 +2.26%
1999 104.49 +2.165 +2.12%
1998 102.324 +0.484 +0.47%
1997 101.841 +0.636 +0.63%
1996 101.204 +2.981 +3.04%
1995 98.223 +1.742 +1.81%
1994 96.482 +2.135 +2.26%
1993 94.346 +1.597 +1.72%
1992 92.749 +1.89 +2.08%
1991 90.859 −0.064 −0.07%
1990 90.923 −0.7 −0.76%
1989 91.624 +1.908 +2.13%
1988 89.716 +4.406 +5.16%
1987 85.31 +2.973 +3.61%
1986 82.337 +0.249 +0.3%
1985 82.088 +0.265 +0.32%
1984 81.824 +4.193 +5.4%
1983 77.63 −0.479 −0.61%
1982 78.11 −3.685 −4.5%
1981 81.794 −2.09 −2.49%
1980 83.885

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).