Primary energy consumption shares by source 2011-2021| Statista

Primary energy consumption worldwide reached a total of 595 exajoules in 2021. Fossil fuels had the biggest share and accounted for 82 percent, of which oil predominated at 31 percent. With an increased interest in renewable energy, the share of renewables in global primary energy consumption increased over the given timeframe from nine percent in 2011 to 13 percent in 2021.

Share of primary energy consumption worldwide from 2011 to 2021, by source

Characteristic	Oil	Coal	Natural gas	Renewables	Nuclear energy
2011	33%	30%	22%	9%	5%
2016	34%	28%	23%	11%	4%
2021	31%	27%	24%	13%	4%

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Release date

December 2022

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2011 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The sum of figures in 2011 and 2021 was less than 100 percent due to rounding.

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