Total spending on energy in the United States came to 1.01 trillion U.S. dollars in 2020. This was a decrease of nearly 216 billion U.S. dollars compared to the previous year. The peak was recorded in 2014, at nearly 1.4 trillion U.S. dollars.
Expenditure on energy in the United States from 1980 to 2020* (in billion U.S. dollars)
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EIA. (November 22, 2022). Expenditure on energy in the United States from 1980 to 2020* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190503/total-us-energy-expenditure-since-1980/
EIA. "Expenditure on energy in the United States from 1980 to 2020* (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190503/total-us-energy-expenditure-since-1980/
EIA. (2022). Expenditure on energy in the United States from 1980 to 2020* (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190503/total-us-energy-expenditure-since-1980/
EIA. "Expenditure on Energy in The United States from 1980 to 2020* (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190503/total-us-energy-expenditure-since-1980/
EIA, Expenditure on energy in the United States from 1980 to 2020* (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190503/total-us-energy-expenditure-since-1980/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Expenditure on energy in the United States from 1980 to 2020* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], EIA, November 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190503/total-us-energy-expenditure-since-1980/