- Energy & Environmental Services›
- Energy & Environmental Technology›
Global consumption of primary energy by fuel 2005-2018
Premium statistics
Industry-specific and extensively researched technical data (partially from exclusive partnerships).
A paid subscription is required for full access.
Global consumption of primary energy by fuel 2005-2018
Primary energy consumption worldwide from 2005 to 2018, by fuel type (in million tons oil equivalent)
by T. Wang,
last edited
Jun 28, 2019
The statistic shows global consumption of primary energy from 2005 to 2018, by fuel type. In 2018, natural gas consumption amounted to approximately 3.3 billion metric tons of oil equivalent worldwide.
Primary energy consumption worldwide from 2005 to 2018, by fuel type (in million tons oil equivalent)
| Oil | Natural gas | Coal | Nuclear energy | Hydroelectricity | Renewables | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oil | Natural gas | Coal | Nuclear energy | Hydroelectricity | Renewables | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Exclusive Premium statistic
You need a Premium Account for unlimited access.
Full access to 1m statistics
Incl. source references
Available to download in PNG, PDF, XLS format
Premium Account
only $49 / month
*
Exclusive content
Exclusive Premium statistic
You need a Premium Account for unlimited access.
Full access to 1m statistics
Incl. source references
Available to download in PNG, PDF, XLS format
Premium Account
only $49 / month
*
© Statista 2019
About this statistic
Show source
Download
Settings
Share
Chart type
Datalabels
Share on Social Media
Download started
Please be patient - this may take a moment
Please be patient - this may take a moment
Description
Source
More information
by T. Wang,
last edited
Jun 28, 2019
The statistic shows global consumption of primary energy from 2005 to 2018, by fuel type. In 2018, natural gas consumption amounted to approximately 3.3 billion metric tons of oil equivalent worldwide.
- Show sources information
- As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- June 2019
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
-
* The renewable energy category was added in 2009.
The values from 2005 to 2016 are taken from previous publications.
In this statistic, primary energy only includes the commercially traded fuels. Oil was measured in million metric tons, all other energy sources in million metric tons of oil equivalent. - Open this statistic in...
Source
- Show sources information
- As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- June 2019
More information
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
-
* The renewable energy category was added in 2009.
The values from 2005 to 2016 are taken from previous publications.
In this statistic, primary energy only includes the commercially traded fuels. Oil was measured in million metric tons, all other energy sources in million metric tons of oil equivalent. - Open this statistic in...
Other statistics on the topic
U.S. Energy Consumption
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account!
Premium Account
Your perfect start with Statista
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$49 / Month *
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* All products require an annual contract.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Leading companies trust Statista:
Related Studies: Available to Download in PDF or PPTX Format
All Information
in one Presentation
Energy consumption in the United States
- 68 page/s
- English
- pptx
- Detailed references
Everything On "Energy consumption in the United States" in One Document: Edited and Divided into Handy Chapters. Including Detailed References.
Other Reports & Dossiers
Statista has been my savior on several occasions. The site is easy to maneuver and the data is in a format that can go right into a report or presentation.Marlene Greenfield
Vice President, Hearst Magazines
Statistics on "Energy consumption worldwide"
- Consumption overview
The most important statistics
- World renewable energy consumption from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)Renewable energy - consumption worldwide 1998-2018
- Primary energy consumption worldwide from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons oil equivalent)Primary energy - global consumption 1998-2018
- Primary energy consumption worldwide between 2010 and 2018, by region (in million metric tons oil-equivalent) Primary energy consumption worldwide by region 2010-2018
- Top 20 countries in primary energy consumption in 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)Primary energy consumption - leading countries 2018
- Energy consumption per capita globally in 2015, by select country (in kilograms of oil equivalent)Global per capita energy consumption by select country 2015
- Primary energy consumption worldwide from 2005 to 2018, by fuel type (in million tons oil equivalent)Global consumption of primary energy by fuel 2005-2018
- Consumption of various energy sources
The most important statistics
- Distribution of fuel consumption worldwide in 1973 and 2016, by fuel typeGlobal distribution of final fuel consumption by fuel 1973-2016
- Projected global energy consumption from 1990 to 2040, by energy source (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)World energy consumption by energy source 1990-2040
- Renewable energy as a share of primary energy consumption worldwide from 1990 to 2016Global share of energy consumed from renewables 1990-2016
- Distribution of final renewable energy consumption worldwide in 2017, by sourceGlobal final energy consumption share of renewables by source 2017
- Coal consumption worldwide from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)Global coal consumption 1998-2018
- World natural gas consumption in 2018, by country (in billion cubic meters)World natural gas consumption by country 2018
- Countries with the highest share of nuclear energy consumption in 2018Countries with highest share of nuclear energy consumption worldwide 2018
- Forecast for worldwide industrial energy consumption from 2015 to 2050, by fuel (in quadrillion British thermal units)Global industrial energy consumption 2015-2050
- Regional energy consumption
The most important statistics
- Distribution of final energy consumption worldwide in 1973 and 2016, by regionGlobal distribution of final energy consumption by region 1973-2016
- Renewables as a share of final energy consumption worldwide in 2017 and 2023, by select regionGlobal share of renewables in final energy consumption by select region 2017-2023
- Primary energy consumption in OECD countries in 2010 to 2018, by fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)OECD - primary energy consumption by fuel type 2010-2018
- Primary energy consumption in the Asia-Pacific region from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Primary energy consumption in Asia Pacific 1998-2018
- Primary energy consumption in Europe and CIS from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)*Primary energy consumption in Europe and CIS 1998-2018
- Primary energy consumption in North America from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)Primary energy consumption in North America 1998-2018
- Primary energy consumption in the Middle East from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Primary energy consumption in Middle East 1998-2018
- Countries with the largest share of primary energy consumption in 2018Countries with the largest share of primary energy consumption 2018
- Electricity consumption
The most important statistics
- Consumption of electricity worldwide from 1980 to 2016 (in billion kilowatt hours)Global electricity consumption 1980-2016
- Consumption of electricity globally in 2016, by region (in terawatt hours)Global electricity consumption by region 2016
- Consumption of electricity per capita worldwide in 2016, by select country (in kilowatt hours)Global per capita electricity consumption by select country 2016
- Major electricity consuming countries in 2016 (in billion kilowatt hours)*Electricity consumption worldwide by select country 2016
Discover Statista
Need help with using Statista for your research?
Tutorials and first steps
Further Content: Statistics, Studies, and Topic Pages
Statistics
- Global primary energy consumption outlook scenarios by source 2040
- India's installed utility-scale energy capacity by energy source 2016
- India's share of installed energy capacity by energy source 2016
- India's share of energy consumption by energy source 2013
- Primary energy consumption in Mexico 1998-2017
- Brazil: primary energy consumption 2015-2017, by fuel type
- Russia - primary energy consumption by fuel 2010-2018
- France - primary energy consumption by fuel 2010-2017
- South Korea - primary energy consumption by fuel 2010-2018
- Peru: primary energy consumption 2015-2017, by source
- Ecuador: primary energy consumption 2015-2017, by source
- Colombia: primary energy consumption 2015-2017, by source
- Argentina: primary energy consumption 2015-2017, by source
- Chile: primary energy consumption 2015-2017, by source
- Venezuela: primary energy consumption 2015-2017, by source
- Mexico's electricity generation by source 2015
- Ontario's electricity production by energy source 2014
- Energy types Canadians want their country to use more of 2017
- Volume of wind power generation capacity in the Middle East 2016-2035
- Industry revenue of »steam and air conditioning supply« in Austria 2011-2023
Studies
- Renewable energy industry worldwide
- Geothermal energy industry in the United States
- Energy dependence in Italy
- Energy storage
- Clean technology investments globally
- First Solar
- JinkoSolar
- Canadian Solar
- Renewable energy in Turkey
- Ørsted
- Vestas
- Renewable energy in Latin America
- WEC - World Energy Resources 2016
- NRCan - Energy Fact Book 2019-2020
- NRCan - Energy Fact Book 2018-2019
Statistics on "Energy consumption worldwide"
- World renewable energy consumption from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption worldwide from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption worldwide between 2010 and 2018, by region (in million metric tons oil-equivalent)
- Top 20 countries in primary energy consumption in 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Energy consumption per capita globally in 2015, by select country (in kilograms of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption worldwide from 2005 to 2018, by fuel type (in million tons oil equivalent)
- Distribution of fuel consumption worldwide in 1973 and 2016, by fuel type
- Projected global energy consumption from 1990 to 2040, by energy source (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Renewable energy as a share of primary energy consumption worldwide from 1990 to 2016
- Distribution of final renewable energy consumption worldwide in 2017, by source
- Coal consumption worldwide from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- World natural gas consumption in 2018, by country (in billion cubic meters)
- Countries with the highest share of nuclear energy consumption in 2018
- Forecast for worldwide industrial energy consumption from 2015 to 2050, by fuel (in quadrillion British thermal units)
- Distribution of final energy consumption worldwide in 1973 and 2016, by region
- Renewables as a share of final energy consumption worldwide in 2017 and 2023, by select region
- Primary energy consumption in OECD countries in 2010 to 2018, by fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in the Asia-Pacific region from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in Europe and CIS from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)*
- Primary energy consumption in North America from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in the Middle East from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Countries with the largest share of primary energy consumption in 2018
- Consumption of electricity worldwide from 1980 to 2016 (in billion kilowatt hours)
- Consumption of electricity globally in 2016, by region (in terawatt hours)
- Consumption of electricity per capita worldwide in 2016, by select country (in kilowatt hours)
- Major electricity consuming countries in 2016 (in billion kilowatt hours)*
- Outlook scenarios for primary energy consumption worldwide in 2040, by energy source (in quadrillion British thermal units)*
- Utility-based installed power capacity in India as of April 2016, by fuel type (in megawatts)
- Distribution of installed power capacity in India as of April 2016, by fuel type
- Distribution of energy consumption in India in 2013, by fuel type
- Primary energy consumption in Mexico from 1998 to 2017 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in Brazil from 2015 to 2017, by type of fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in Russia between 2010 and 2018, by fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in France between 2010 and 2017, by fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in South Korea in 2010 to 2018, by fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in Peru from 2015 to 2017, by type of fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in Ecuador from 2015 to 2017, by type of fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in Colombia from 2015 to 2017, by type of fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in Argentina from 2015 to 2017, by type of fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in Chile from 2015 to 2017, by type of fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Primary energy consumption in Venezuela from 2015 to 2017, by type of fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
- Generation of electricity in Mexico in 2015, by energy source (in billion kilowatt hours)
- Production of grid-connected electricity in Ontario in 2014, by energy source (in terawatt hours)
- Preferred energy types Canadians want their country to use more of as of 2017*
- Volume of wind power generation capacity in the Middle East between 2016 and 2035 (in gigawatts)
- Industry revenue of »steam and air conditioning supply« in Austria from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. Dollars)
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year
Related topics
About Statista
Statista offers dossiers and reports on over 170 industries. With Statista you are always able to make informed decisions and boost your work efficiency.
Internet & Telecommunications
- Social Media
- E-Commerce
- Online Video & Entertainment
- Advertising & Marketing
Consumer Goods & FMCG
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Cleaning Products
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Food & Nutrition
Retail & Trade
- Health & Hygiene
- International Trade
- Shopping Behavior
- Sports & Leisure
Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
- Business Travel
- Leisure Travel
- Accomodation
- Restaurants
Society
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education & Science
- Politics & Government
Transportation & Logistics
- Aviation
- Rail Transport
- Vehicles & Road Traffic
- Water Transport
Save statistic in .XLS format
You can only download this statistic as a Premium user.
Save statistic in .PNG format
You can only download this statistic as a Premium user.
Save statistic in .PDF format
You can only download this statistic as a Premium user.
Show source references
As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
Show details about this statistic
As a Premium user you get access to background information and details about the release of this statistic.
Bookmark statistics
As soon as this statistic is updated, you will immediately be notified via e-mail.
Change statistics options
You need at least a Premium Account to use this feature.
Exclusive Corporate feature
This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data.
Corporate Account
We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer social media features, and analyze access to our website. In your browser settings you can configure or disable this, respectively, and can delete any already placed cookies. For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). Please see our privacy statement for details about how we use data.