World energy consumption by source based on vaclav smil estimates from energy transitions.
World energy consumption 2017 pie chart.
All data shown is the most recent available as of august 2020.
Four large scale shifts in the global energy system set the scene for the world energy outlook 2017.
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The united states energy information administration eia regularly publishes a report on world consumption for most types of primary energy resources.
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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.
For 2013 estimated world energy consumption was 5 67 10 20 joules or 157 481 twh.
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Comparative risk assessment of severe accidents in the energy sector.
According to the european commission primary energy consumption declined by 0 7 in 2018 0 1 only for final energy consumption which is insufficient to meet the 2020 targets.
Energy comparisons by primary energy consumption and corrections which are a better approximation of final energy demand can be explored here.
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.
The most recent year varies with dataset.
The carbon intensity of the world s total primary energy supply in 2017 equalled that in 1999.
According to the iea the total world energy consumption in past years was 143 851 twh in 2008 133 602 twh in 2005 117 687 twh in 2000 and 102 569 twh in 1990.
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.
This includes energy from water wind the sun and biomass.
Renewable energy comes from sources with an unlimited supply.
The highest annual reductions in primary energy consumption were posted in belgium austria and greece whereas the largest increases were observed in estonia.