This statistic represents the countries with the largest share of primary energy consumption in 2017. That year, the United States accounted for approximately 23.2 percent of the global primary energy consumption.
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This statistic represents the countries with the largest share of primary energy consumption in 2017. That year, the United States accounted for approximately 23.2 percent of the global primary energy consumption.
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This statistic represents the countries with the largest share of primary energy consumption in 2017. That year, the United States accounted for approximately 23.2 percent of the global primary energy consumption.
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- June 2018
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- The source specifies that primary energy comprises commercially traded fuels, including modern renewables used to generate electricity.
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2017
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- The source specifies that primary energy comprises commercially traded fuels, including modern renewables used to generate electricity.
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