The global demand for hydrogen is expected to nearly double between 2021 and 2030. In 2021, worldwide demand for hydrogen stood at 94.3 million metric tons per annum. Most hydrogen is consumed in the chemicals and refining sectors and still largely derived by using fossil fuels.
Hydrogen demand worldwide from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons)
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Energy Monitor. (October 24, 2022). Hydrogen demand worldwide from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121206/global-hydrogen-demand/
Energy Monitor. "Hydrogen demand worldwide from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121206/global-hydrogen-demand/
Energy Monitor. (2022). Hydrogen demand worldwide from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121206/global-hydrogen-demand/
Energy Monitor. "Hydrogen Demand Worldwide from 2019 to 2021, with a Forecast for 2030 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121206/global-hydrogen-demand/
Energy Monitor, Hydrogen demand worldwide from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121206/global-hydrogen-demand/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Hydrogen demand worldwide from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Energy Monitor, October 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121206/global-hydrogen-demand/