Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — World

Primary energy consumption in the world in 2024 — 605.919 quad Btu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 191.1%.

2024 605.919 quad Btu +2.37% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 605.919 quad Btu2024
Period minimum 203.546 quad Btu1982

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — World, 1980–2024020040060080019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 208.177 quad Btu1981: 205.293 quad Btu1982: 203.546 quad Btu1983: 205.712 quad Btu1984: 215.717 quad Btu1985: 221.055 quad Btu1986: 226.057 quad Btu1987: 234.571 quad Btu1988: 245.282 quad Btu1989: 251.373 quad Btu1990: 253.877 quad Btu1991: 272.011 quad Btu1992: 333.592 quad Btu1993: 338.335 quad Btu1994: 341.949 quad Btu1995: 350.941 quad Btu1996: 360.297 quad Btu1997: 361.268 quad Btu1998: 363.43 quad Btu1999: 370.417 quad Btu2000: 382.77 quad Btu2001: 385.621 quad Btu2002: 394.247 quad Btu2003: 408.575 quad Btu2004: 429.854 quad Btu2005: 443.762 quad Btu2006: 458.823 quad Btu2007: 471.798 quad Btu2008: 477.36 quad Btu2009: 471.594 quad Btu2010: 502.995 quad Btu2011: 516.417 quad Btu2012: 525.89 quad Btu2013: 534.226 quad Btu2014: 538.069 quad Btu2015: 538.291 quad Btu2016: 543.888 quad Btu2017: 549.08 quad Btu2018: 562.105 quad Btu2019: 570.42 quad Btu2020: 546.415 quad Btu2021: 572.949 quad Btu2022: 579.2 quad Btu2023: 591.911 quad Btu2024: 605.919 quad Btu
Change over the period: +397.742 (+191.06%) Average annual rate: 2.46 %

Comparison, 2024

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

World 605.919 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 605.919 +14.008 +2.37%
2023 591.911 +12.711 +2.19%
2022 579.2 +6.251 +1.09%
2021 572.949 +26.534 +4.86%
2020 546.415 −24.005 −4.21%
2019 570.42 +8.316 +1.48%
2018 562.105 +13.025 +2.37%
2017 549.08 +5.192 +0.95%
2016 543.888 +5.597 +1.04%
2015 538.291 +0.222 +0.04%
2014 538.069 +3.843 +0.72%
2013 534.226 +8.336 +1.59%
2012 525.89 +9.473 +1.83%
2011 516.417 +13.422 +2.67%
2010 502.995 +31.401 +6.66%
2009 471.594 −5.766 −1.21%
2008 477.36 +5.562 +1.18%
2007 471.798 +12.975 +2.83%
2006 458.823 +15.062 +3.39%
2005 443.762 +13.908 +3.24%
2004 429.854 +21.279 +5.21%
2003 408.575 +14.328 +3.63%
2002 394.247 +8.626 +2.24%
2001 385.621 +2.851 +0.74%
2000 382.77 +12.353 +3.33%
1999 370.417 +6.987 +1.92%
1998 363.43 +2.162 +0.6%
1997 361.268 +0.971 +0.27%
1996 360.297 +9.357 +2.67%
1995 350.941 +8.992 +2.63%
1994 341.949 +3.615 +1.07%
1993 338.335 +4.742 +1.42%
1992 333.592 +61.581 +22.64%
1991 272.011 +18.134 +7.14%
1990 253.877 +2.504 +1%
1989 251.373 +6.091 +2.48%
1988 245.282 +10.711 +4.57%
1987 234.571 +8.514 +3.77%
1986 226.057 +5.002 +2.26%
1985 221.055 +5.338 +2.47%
1984 215.717 +10.005 +4.86%
1983 205.712 +2.166 +1.06%
1982 203.546 −1.747 −0.85%
1981 205.293 −2.884 −1.39%
1980 208.177

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).