This statistic shows the distribution of the energy supply worldwide in 2017, with a breakdown by source. Nuclear energy accounted for just under five percent of the world's total energy supply, which stood at just under 684.6 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2017.
Total primary energy supply worldwide in 2017, by source
(in million tons of oil equivalent)
* Peat and oil shale are aggregated with coal.
** Data for biofuels and waste final consumption have been estimated for a number of countries.
*** Includes geothermal energy, solar, wind, heat, tide, wave and ocean energy.
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IEA. (September 26, 2019). Total primary energy supply worldwide in 2017, by source (in million tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/801881/global-total-energy-supply-by-source/
IEA. "Total primary energy supply worldwide in 2017, by source (in million tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. September 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/801881/global-total-energy-supply-by-source/
IEA. (2019). Total primary energy supply worldwide in 2017, by source (in million tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/801881/global-total-energy-supply-by-source/
IEA. "Total Primary Energy Supply Worldwide in 2017, by Source (in Million Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/801881/global-total-energy-supply-by-source/
IEA, Total primary energy supply worldwide in 2017, by source (in million tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/801881/global-total-energy-supply-by-source/ (last visited March 29, 2020)
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