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Primary energy consumption by sector - United States 1975-2017

U.S. primary energy consumption from 1975 to 2017, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units)

Primary energy consumption by sector - United States 1975-2017

The statistic represents primary energy consumption in the United States between 1975 and 2017, by sector. In 2017, approximately 6.02 quadrillion British thermal units of primary energy were consumed by the U.S. residential sector.

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	Residential	Commercial	Industrial	Transportation	Electric power*
1975	7.99	4.06	21.43	18.21	20.27
1980	7.44	4.11	22.6	19.66	24.27
1985	7.15	3.73	19.44	20.04	26.03
1990	6.56	3.9	21.18	22.37	30.5
1995	6.94	4.1	22.72	23.79	33.48
2000	7.16	4.28	22.82	26.5	38.06
2005	6.91	4.06	21.41	28.2	39.63
2010	6.59	4.02	20.53	26.98	39.62
2011	6.49	4.06	20.41	26.63	39.29
2012	5.67	3.73	20.86	26.14	38.13
2013	6.71	4.16	21.44	26.67	38.36
2014	6.99	4.38	21.57	26.92	38.63
2015	6.36	4.43	21.54	27.3	37.89
2016	5.92	4.3	21.67	27.93	37.71
2017	6.02	4.39	21.96	28.12	37.33

	Residential	Commercial	Industrial	Transportation	Electric power*
1975	7.99	4.06	21.43	18.21	20.27
1980	7.44	4.11	22.6	19.66	24.27
1985	7.15	3.73	19.44	20.04	26.03
1990	6.56	3.9	21.18	22.37	30.5
1995	6.94	4.1	22.72	23.79	33.48
2000	7.16	4.28	22.82	26.5	38.06
2005	6.91	4.06	21.41	28.2	39.63
2010	6.59	4.02	20.53	26.98	39.62
2011	6.49	4.06	20.41	26.63	39.29
2012	5.67	3.73	20.86	26.14	38.13
2013	6.71	4.16	21.44	26.67	38.36
2014	6.99	4.38	21.57	26.92	38.63
2015	6.36	4.43	21.54	27.3	37.89
2016	5.92	4.3	21.67	27.93	37.71
2017	6.02	4.39	21.96	28.12	37.33

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Release date: March 2018

Region: United States
Survey time period: 1975 to 2017
Supplementary notes: According to the source, figures for the commercial sector include data for commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only plants; the industrial sector includes industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and industrial electricity-only plants; the electric power sector includes electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.

* Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are for electric utilities and independent power producers.

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