Energy & Environment

Energy moves the world, from powering vehicles and industries to providing electricity and heat to households. Commercially produced energy can be derived from a variety of sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Fossil fuels have been the world’s choice since the Industrial Revolution, but because of their price volatility, and most importantly their direct relation to carbon emissions and climate change, many countries have started diversifying their primary energy sources, particularly to renewables.

Despite civilization’s dependence on nature for energy, food, and water, human activity has severely impacted the environment in recent centuries. Climate change has become the largest crisis ever faced by humankind. Carbon emissions, water pollution, and waste management are a few of the many environmental issues to be tackled in the coming decades.

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  • Annual carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions worldwide from 1940 to 2023 (in billion metric tons)

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  • Global carbon dioxide emissions from 1970 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)

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  • Primary energy consumption worldwide in 2022, by country (in exajoules)

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  • Natural gas commodity prices in Europe and the United States from 1980 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 and 2024 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)

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  • Projected electricity generation worldwide in 2022 with a forecast to 2050, by energy source (in 1,000 terawatt-hours)

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  • Electricity generation worldwide from 1990 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours)

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  • Leading countries in installed renewable energy capacity worldwide in 2022 (in gigawatts)

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  • Proportion of the population with access to drinking water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2020, based on quality of water source*

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  • Electronic waste generated worldwide from 2010 to 2019 (in million metric tons)

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  • Municipal waste generation in Europe in 2021, by select country (in 1,000 metric tons)

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Statista presents the most relevant dossiers, topic pages, and statistics relating to energy and environmental topics. In the Energy segment, the largest energy sources – fossil fuels, nuclear, renewables, and electricity – are covered in depth. In the Environment segment, the focus lies on carbon emissions, climate and weather patterns, environmental technology, and waste and water management on international, and country levels.

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