This statistic shows the distribution of final fuel consumption worldwide in 1973 and 2016, with a breakdown by fuel type. Oil accounted for just under percent of the world's total fuel consumption in 1973, decreasing to some 41 percent in 2016.
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Distribution of fuel consumption worldwide in 1973 and 2016, by fuel type
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This statistic shows the distribution of final fuel consumption worldwide in 1973 and 2016, with a breakdown by fuel type. Oil accounted for just under percent of the world's total fuel consumption in 1973, decreasing to some 41 percent in 2016.
| 1973 | 2015 | |
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| 1973 | 2015 | |
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| - | - | - |
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This statistic shows the distribution of final fuel consumption worldwide in 1973 and 2016, with a breakdown by fuel type. Oil accounted for just under percent of the world's total fuel consumption in 1973, decreasing to some 41 percent in 2016.
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* Includes peat and oil shale.
** Figures are estimates for a number of countries.
*** Includes geothermal, solar, wind. heat, etc.
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 1973 and 2016
- Supplementary notes
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* Includes peat and oil shale.
** Figures are estimates for a number of countries.
*** Includes geothermal, solar, wind. heat, etc.
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