The electric power sector is the greatest consumer of primary energy in the United States, ahead of the transportation sector. In 2021, power utilities used 36.72 quadrillion British thermal units of primary energy, an increase compared to the previous years. Meanwhile, the transportation sector used 26.87 quadrillion British thermal units worth of primary energy such as oil used for motor fuels.
Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2021, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units)
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Statistics on Energy consumption in the U.S.
Overview
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Primary energy & electricity
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- Basic Statistic Primary energy consumption in the U.S. 1998-2021
- Basic Statistic Primary energy consumption in the U.S. by sector 1975-2021
- Basic Statistic Primary energy consumption by source in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Basic Statistic Fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Energy consumption per capita in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic Electricity consumption in the U.S. 1975-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity consumption in the U.S. 2021, by sector
Consumption by source
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- Premium Statistic Oil consumption in the U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Petroleum consumption for power generation in the U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Natural gas consumption in the U.S. 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic Natural gas consumption for power generation in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Coal consumption in the U.S. 2006-2021
- Basic Statistic Coal power consumption in the U.S. 1950-2021
- Premium Statistic Nuclear energy consumption in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Wind energy consumption in the U.S. 2006-2021
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Outlook
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 29, 2022). Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2021, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2021, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2022). Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2021, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Primary Energy Consumption in The United States in Selected Years from 1975 to 2021, by Sector (in Quadrillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2021, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2021, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/