Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — United States

Primary energy consumption in the United States in 2024 — 94.556 quad Btu. Ranked 2 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 24.4%.

2024 94.556 quad Btu +0.89% vs 2023
World rank 2of 218
Period maximum 98.965 quad Btu2007
Period minimum 70.489 quad Btu1983

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — United States, 1980–202470809010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 76.038 quad Btu1981: 74.159 quad Btu1982: 70.812 quad Btu1983: 70.489 quad Btu1984: 74.237 quad Btu1985: 74.268 quad Btu1986: 74.458 quad Btu1987: 77.161 quad Btu1988: 81.025 quad Btu1989: 82.711 quad Btu1990: 82.256 quad Btu1991: 82.214 quad Btu1992: 83.836 quad Btu1993: 85.191 quad Btu1994: 87.053 quad Btu1995: 88.668 quad Btu1996: 91.404 quad Btu1997: 91.956 quad Btu1998: 92.602 quad Btu1999: 94.232 quad Btu2000: 96.694 quad Btu2001: 94.416 quad Btu2002: 95.575 quad Btu2003: 95.806 quad Btu2004: 98.033 quad Btu2005: 98.101 quad Btu2006: 97.235 quad Btu2007: 98.965 quad Btu2008: 96.647 quad Btu2009: 91.626 quad Btu2010: 95.142 quad Btu2011: 93.966 quad Btu2012: 91.677 quad Btu2013: 94.253 quad Btu2014: 95.332 quad Btu2015: 94.478 quad Btu2016: 94.083 quad Btu2017: 93.886 quad Btu2018: 97.396 quad Btu2019: 96.595 quad Btu2020: 88.871 quad Btu2021: 93.364 quad Btu2022: 94.945 quad Btu2023: 93.719 quad Btu2024: 94.556 quad Btu
Change over the period: +18.518 (+24.35%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 94.556 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
North America computed 107.244 quad Btu
Northern America computed 107.244 quad Btu
High-income countries computed 272.729 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 94.556 +0.837 +0.89%
2023 93.719 −1.226 −1.29%
2022 94.945 +1.581 +1.69%
2021 93.364 +4.493 +5.06%
2020 88.871 −7.724 −8%
2019 96.595 −0.801 −0.82%
2018 97.396 +3.51 +3.74%
2017 93.886 −0.197 −0.21%
2016 94.083 −0.395 −0.42%
2015 94.478 −0.854 −0.9%
2014 95.332 +1.079 +1.14%
2013 94.253 +2.576 +2.81%
2012 91.677 −2.289 −2.44%
2011 93.966 −1.175 −1.24%
2010 95.142 +3.515 +3.84%
2009 91.626 −5.02 −5.19%
2008 96.647 −2.318 −2.34%
2007 98.965 +1.73 +1.78%
2006 97.235 −0.866 −0.88%
2005 98.101 +0.068 +0.07%
2004 98.033 +2.227 +2.32%
2003 95.806 +0.231 +0.24%
2002 95.575 +1.16 +1.23%
2001 94.416 −2.278 −2.36%
2000 96.694 +2.462 +2.61%
1999 94.232 +1.63 +1.76%
1998 92.602 +0.645 +0.7%
1997 91.956 +0.553 +0.6%
1996 91.404 +2.736 +3.09%
1995 88.668 +1.615 +1.86%
1994 87.053 +1.861 +2.18%
1993 85.191 +1.355 +1.62%
1992 83.836 +1.622 +1.97%
1991 82.214 −0.042 −0.05%
1990 82.256 −0.456 −0.55%
1989 82.711 +1.686 +2.08%
1988 81.025 +3.864 +5.01%
1987 77.161 +2.703 +3.63%
1986 74.458 +0.19 +0.26%
1985 74.268 +0.031 +0.04%
1984 74.237 +3.748 +5.32%
1983 70.489 −0.323 −0.46%
1982 70.812 −3.347 −4.51%
1981 74.159 −1.879 −2.47%
1980 76.038

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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).