World energy consumption

See also: World energy resources and Worldwide energy supply

The world's increasing demand for energy

World total final consumption of 104,426 TWh (or 8,979 Mtoe) by fuels in 2012 (IEA, 2014)

  Oil (40.7%)

  Coal/Peat/Shale (10.1%)

  Natural Gas (15.2%)

  Biofuels and waste (12.4%)

  Electricity (18.1%)

  Others (Renew.) (3.5%)

World energy consumption refers to the total energy used by all of human civilization. Typically measured per year, it involves all energy harnessed from every energy source applied towards humanity's endeavors across every single industrial and technological sector, across every country. Being the power source metric of civilization, World Energy Consumption has deep implications for humanity's social-economic-political sphere.

Institutions such as the International Energy Agency (IEA), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and the European Environment Agency record and publish energy data periodically. Improved data and understanding of World Energy Consumption may reveal systemic trends and patterns, which could help frame current energy issues and encourage movement towards collectively useful solutions.

The IEA estimated that in 2012 the world energy consumption was 13,371 Mtoe , or 5.6 × 10²⁰ joules. From 2000–2012 coal was the source of energy with the largest growth. The use of oil and natural gas also had considerable growth, followed by hydro power and renewable energy. Renewable energy grew at a rate faster than any other time in history during this period, which can possibly be explained by an increase in international investment in renewable energy. The demand for nuclear energy decreased, possibly due to the accidents at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island.

In 2011, expenditures on energy totaled over 6 trillion USD, or about 10% of the world gross domestic product (GDP). Europe spends close to one quarter of the world energy expenditures, Americans close to 20%, and Japan 6%.

Overview

Further information: Total primary energy supply

Energy supply, consumption and electricity

Key figures ¹

Year	Primary energy supply (TPES)2	Final energy consumption2	Electricity generation	Ref
1973	71,013 (Mtoe 6,106)	54,335 (Mtoe 4,672)	6,129
1990	102,569	–	11,821	–
2000	117,687	–	15,395	–
2010	147,899 (Mtoe 12,717)	100,914 (Mtoe 8,677)	21,431
2011	152,504 (Mtoe 13,113)	103,716 (Mtoe 8,918)	22,126
2012	155,505 (Mtoe 13,371)	104,426 (Mtoe 8,979)	22,668
1 all figures given in terawatt-hours (TWh) 2 converted from Mtoe into TWh (1 Mtoe = 11.63 TWh) Source: IEA – Key World Energy Statistics, as per 2014

World total primary energy supply (TEPS), or "primary energy" differs from the world final energy consumption because much of the energy that is acquired by humans is lost as other forms of energy during the process of its refinement into usable forms of energy and its transport from its initial place of supply to consumers. For instance, when oil is extracted from the ground it must be refined into gasoline, so that it can be used in a car, and transported over long distances to gas stations where it can be used by consumers. World final energy consumption refers to the fraction the world's primary energy that is used in its final form by humanity. In 2012, world primary energy supply amounted to 155,505 terawatt-hour (TWh) or 13,371 Mtoe, while the world final energy consumption was 104,426 TWh or about 32% less than the total supply. World final energy consumption includes products as lubricants, asphalt and petrochemicals which have chemical energy content but are not used as fuel. This non-energy use amounted to 9404 TWh (809 Mtoe) in 2012.

The world's electricity consumption was 18,608 TWh in 2012. This figure is about 18% smaller than the generated electricity, due to grid losses, storage losses, and self-consumption from power plants (gross generation). Cogeneration (CHP) power stations use some of the energy that is otherwise wasted for heating buildings or in industrial processes.

2012 World electricity generation by fuels (IEA, 2014)

  Coal/Peat (40.4%)

  Natural Gas (22.5%)

  Hydro (16.2%)

  Nuclear (10.9%)

  Oil (5.0%)

  Others (Renew.) (5.0%)

The United States Energy Information Administration regularly publishes a report on world consumption for most types of primary energy resources. The most recent estimate of the world energy consumption was 5.59 × 10²⁰ joules, or 155,505 TWh, in 2012. According to the IEA the total world energy consumption was 143,851 TWh in 2008, 133,602 TWh in 2005, 117,687 TWh in 2000, and 102,569 TWh in 1990. The world electricity consumption was 18,608 TWh in 2012, 16,503 TWh in 2008, 15,105 TWh in 2005, and 12,116 TWh in 2000. In 2012 approximately 22% of world energy was consumed in North America, 5% of world energy was consumed South and Central America, 23% was consumed in Europe and Eurasia, 3% was consumed in Africa, and 40% was consumed in the Asia Pacific region.

In 2012, world energy consumption by power source was oil 31.4%, coal 29.0%, natural gas 21.3%, biofuels and waste 10.0%, nuclear 4.8%, hydro 2.4%, and 'other' (hydro, peat, solar, wind, geothermal power, etc.) 1.1%. Oil, coal, and natural gas were the most popular energy fuels.

Recently there has been a large increase in international agreements and national Energy Action Plans, such as the EU 2009 Renewable Energy Directive, to increase the use of renewable energy due to the growing concerns about pollution from energy sources that come from fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas. One such initiative was the United Nations Development Programme's World Energy Assessment in 2000 that highlighted many challenges humanity would have to overcome in order to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. From 2000 - 2012 renewable energy grew at a rate higher than any other point in history, with a consumption increase of 176.5 million tonnes of oil. During this period, oil, coal, and natural gas continued to grow and had increases that were much higher than the increase in renewable energy. The following figures illustrate the growth in consumption of fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas as well as renewable sources of energy during this period.

Average power in TW
of primary energy by source

Fuel type	1980	2004	2006
Oil	4.38	5.58	5.74
Gas	1.80	3.45	3.61
Coal	2.34	3.87	4.27
Hydroelectric	0.60	0.93	1.00
Nuclear power	0.25	0.91	0.93
Geothermal, wind, solar energy, wood	0.02	0.13	0.16
Total	9.48	15.0	15.8
Source: EIA – Energy Information Administration

Trends

World primary energy consumption in quadrillion Btu

Energy intensity of different economies: The graph shows the ratio between energy usage and GDP for selected countries. GDP is based on 2004 purchasing power parity and 2000 dollars adjusted for inflation.

GDP and energy consumption in Japan, 1958–2000: The data shows the correlation between GDP and energy use; however, it also shows that this link can be broken. After the oil shocks of 1973 and 1979 the energy use stagnated while Japan's GDP continued to grow, after 1985, under the influence of the then much cheaper oil, energy use resumed its historical relation to GDP.

The energy consumption growth in the G20 slowed down to 2% in 2011, after the strong increase of 2010. The economic crisis is largely responsible for this slow growth. For several years now, the world energy demand is characterized by the bullish Chinese and Indian markets, while developed countries struggle with stagnant economies, high oil prices, resulting in stable or decreasing energy consumption.

According to IEA data from 1990 to 2008, the average energy use per person increased 10% while world population increased 27%. Regional energy use also grew from 1990 to 2008: the Middle East increased by 170%, China by 146%, India by 91%, Africa by 70%, Latin America by 66%, the USA by 20%, the EU-27 block by 7%, and world overall grew by 39%.

In 2008, total worldwide energy consumption was 132,000 terawatt-hours (TWh) or 474 exajoules (EJ). This corresponds to an average global power demand of 15 terawatts (TW). In 2012, energy demand increased to 158,000 TWh (567 EJ), equivalent to an average power use of 18.0 TW.

Energy consumption in the G20 increased by more than 5% in 2010 after a slight decline of 2009. In 2009, world energy consumption decreased for the first time in 30 years by 1.1%, or about 130 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe), as a result of the financial and economic crisis, which reduced world GDP by 0.6% in 2009.

This evolution is the result of two contrasting trends: Energy consumption growth remained vigorous in several developing countries, specifically in Asia (+4%). Conversely, in OECD, consumption was severely cut by 4.7% in 2009 and was thus almost down to its 2000 levels. In North America, Europe and the CIS, consumptions shrank by 4.5%, 5% and 8.5% respectively due to the slowdown in economic activity. China became the world's largest energy consumer (18% of the total) since its consumption surged by 8% during 2009 (up from 4% in 2008). Oil remained the largest energy source (33%) despite the fact that its share has been decreasing over time. Coal posted a growing role in the world's energy consumption: in 2009, it accounted for 27% of the total.

Most energy is used in the country of origin, since it is cheaper to transport final products than raw materials. In 2008, the share export of the total energy production by fuel was: oil 50% (1,952/3,941 Mt), gas 25% (800/3,149 bcm) and hard coal 14% (793/5,845 Mt).

Most of the world's high energy resources are from the conversion of the sun's rays to other energy forms after being incident upon the planet. Some of that energy has been preserved as fossil energy, some is directly or indirectly usable; for example, via solar PV/thermal, wind, hydro- or wave power. The total solar irradiance is measured by satellite to be roughly 1361 watts per square meter (see solar constant), though it fluctuates by about 6.9% during the year due to the Earth's varying distance from the sun. This value, after multiplication by the cross-sectional area intercepted by the Earth, is the total rate of solar energy received by the planet; about half, 89,000 TW, reaches the Earth's surface.

The estimates of remaining non-renewable worldwide energy resources vary, with the remaining fossil fuels totaling an estimated 0.4  yottajoule (YJ) or 4 × 10²³ joules, and the available nuclear fuel such as uranium exceeding 2.5 YJ. Fossil fuels range from 0.6 to 3 YJ if estimates of reserves of methane clathrates are accurate and become technically extractable. The total power flux from the sun intercepting the Earth is 5.5 YJ per year, though not all of this is available for human consumption. The IEA estimates for the world to meet global energy demand for the two decades from 2015 to 2035 it will require investment of $48 trillion and "credible policy frameworks."

According to IEA (2012) the goal of limiting warming to 2 °C is becoming more difficult and costly with each year that passes. If action is not taken before 2017, CO₂ emissions would be locked-in by energy infrastructure existing in 2017. Fossil fuels are dominant in the global energy mix, supported by $523 billion subsidies in 2011, up almost 30% on 2010 and six times more than subsidies to renewables.

Regional energy use (kWh/capita & TWh) and growth 1990–2008 (%)

	kWh/capita			Population (million)			Energy use (1,000 TWh)
Region	1990	2008	Growth	1990	2008	Growth	1990	2008	Growth
USA	89,021	87,216	−2%	250	305	22%	22.3	26.6	20%
EU-27	40,240	40,821	1%	473	499	5%	19.0	20.4	7%
Middle East	19,422	34,774	79%	132	199	51%	2.6	6.9	170%
China	8,839	18,608	111%	1,141	1,333	17%	10.1	24.8	146%
Latin America	11,281	14,421	28%	355	462	30%	4.0	6.7	66%
Africa	7,094	7,792	10%	634	984	55%	4.5	7.7	70%
India	4,419	6,280	42%	850	1,140	34%	3.8	7.2	91%
Others*	25,217	23,871	nd	1,430	1,766	23%	36.1	42.2	17%
The World	19,422	21,283	10%	5,265	6,688	27%	102.3	142.3	39%
Source: IEA/OECD, Population OECD/World Bank Energy use = kWh/capita* Mrd. capita (population) = 1000 TWh Others: Mathematically calculated, includes e.g. countries in Asia and Australia. The use of energy varies between the "other countries": E.g. in Australia, Japan, or Canada energy is used more per capita than in Bangladesh or Burma.

Emissions

Global warming emissions resulting from energy production are an environmental problem. Efforts to resolve this include the Kyoto Protocol, which is a UN agreement aiming to reduce harmful climate impacts, which a number of nations have signed. Limiting global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius, thought to be a risk by the SEI, is now doubtful.

To limit global temperature to a hypothetical 2 degrees Celsius rise would demand a 75% decline in carbon emissions in industrial countries by 2050, if the population is 10 billion in 2050. Across 40 years, this averages to a 2% decrease every year. In 2011, the emissions of energy production continued rising regardless of the consensus of the basic problem. Hypothetically, according to Robert Engelman (Worldwatch institute), in order to prevent collapse, human civilization would have to stop increasing emissions within a decade regardless of the economy or population (2009).

Greenhouse gases are not the only emissions of energy production and consumption. Large amounts of pollutants such as sulphurous oxides (SO_x), nitrous oxides (NO_x), and particulate matter (PM) are produced from the combustion of fossil fuels and biomass; the World Health Organisation estimates that 7 million premature deaths are caused each year by air pollution. Biomass combustion is a major contributor, even though it is typically counted as renewable in energy statistics. In addition to producing air pollution like fossil fuel combustion, most biomass has high CO₂ emissions.

By fuel

Fossil fuels

Main article: Fossil fuel

The twentieth century saw a rapid twenty-fold increase in the use of fossil fuels. Between 1980 and 2006, the worldwide annual growth rate was 2%. According to the US Energy Information Administration's 2006 estimate, the estimated 471.8 EJ total consumption in 2004, was divided as given in the table above, with fossil fuels supplying 86% of the world's energy:

Coal

Main article: Coal

In 2000, China accounted for 28% of world coal consumption, other Asia consumed 19%, North America 25% and the EU 14%. The single greatest coal-consuming country is China. Its share of the world coal production was 28% in 2000 and rose to 48% in 2009. In contrast to China's ~70% increase in coal consumption, world coal use increased 48% from 2000 to 2009. In practice, the majority of this growth occurred in China and the rest in other Asia. China's energy consumption is mostly driven by the industry sector, the majority of which comes from coal consumption.

World annual coal production increased 1,905 Mt or 32% in 6 years in 2011 compared to 2005, of which over 70% was in China and 8% in India. Coal production was in 2011 7,783 Mt, and 2009 6,903 Mt, equal to 12.7% production increase in two years.

If production and consumption of coal continue at the rate as in 2008, proven and economically recoverable world reserves of coal would last for about 150 years. This is much more than needed for an irreversible climate catastrophe. Coal is the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the world. According to IEA Coal Information (2007) world production and use of coal have increased considerably in recent years. According to James Hansen the single most important action needed to tackle the climate crisis is to reduce CO₂ emissions from coal. Indonesia and Australia exported together 57.1% of the world coal export in 2011. China, Japan, South Korea, India and Taiwan had 65% share of all the world coal import in 2011.

Regional coal supply (TWh), share 2010 (%) and share of change 2000–2010

Region	2000	2008	2009*	2010*	%*	Change 2000–2009*
North America	6,654	6,740	6,375	6,470	16%	−1.2%
Asia excl. China	5,013	7,485	7,370	7,806	19%	18.9%
China	7,318	16,437	18,449	19,928	48%	85.5%
EU	3,700	3,499	3,135	3,137	8%	−3.8%
Africa	1,049	1,213	1,288	1,109	3%	0.4%
Russia	1,387	1,359	994	1,091	3%	−2.0%
Others	1,485	1,763	1,727	1,812	4%	2.2%
Total	26,607	38,497	39,340	41,354	100%	100%
Source: IEA, *in 2009, 2010 BP *Change 2000–2009: Region's share of the world change +12,733 TWh from 2000 to 2009

Top 10 coal exporters (Mt)

Rank	Nation	2010	2011	Share % 2011	2012
1	Indonesia	162	309	29.7%	383
2	Australia	298	285	27.4%	302
3	Russia	89	99	9.5%	103
4	US	57	85	8.2%	106
5	Colombia	68	76	7.3%	82
6	South Africa	68	70	6.7%	72
7	Kazakhstan	33	34	3.3%	32
8	Canada	24	24	2.3%	25
9	Vietnam	21	23	2.2%	18
10	Mongolia	17	22	2.1%	22
x	Others	19	14	1.3%
Total (Mt)		856	1,041		1,168
Top ten		97.8%	98.7%

Oil

Coal fueled the industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th century. With the advent of the automobile, airplanes and the spreading use of electricity, oil became the dominant fuel during the twentieth century. The growth of oil as the largest fossil fuel was further enabled by steadily dropping prices from 1920 until 1973. After the oil shocks of 1973 and 1979, during which the price of oil increased from 5 to 45 US dollars per barrel, there was a shift away from oil. Coal, natural gas, and nuclear became the fuels of choice for electricity generation and conservation measures increased energy efficiency. In the U.S. the average car more than doubled the number of miles per gallon. Japan, which bore the brunt of the oil shocks, made spectacular improvements and now has the highest energy efficiency in the world. From 1965 to 2008, the use of fossil fuels has continued to grow and their share of the energy supply has increased. From 2003 to 2008, coal was the fastest growing fossil fuel.

It is estimated that between 100 and 135 billion tonnes of oil has been consumed between 1850 and the present.

Gas

In 2009, the world use of gas was 131% compared to year 2000. 66% of this growth was outside EU, North America Latin America and Russia. Others include Middle East, Asia and Africa. The gas supply increased also in the previous regions: 8.6% in the EU and 16% in the North America 2000–2009.

Regional gas supply (TWh) and share 2010 (%)

Land	2000	2008	2009	2010	%
North America	7,621	7,779	8,839	8,925	27%
Asia excl. China	2,744	4,074	4,348	4,799	14%
China	270	825	1,015	1,141	3%
EU	4,574	5,107	4,967	5,155	16%
Africa	612	974	1,455	1,099	3%
Russia	3,709	4,259	4,209	4,335	13%
Latin America	1,008	1,357	958	nd	nd
Others	3,774	5,745	6,047	7,785	23%
Total	24,312	30,134	31,837	33,240	100%
Source: IEA, in 2009, 2010 BP

Nuclear power

As of 7 March 2013, the world had 434 operable reactors with 66 others currently under construction. Since commercial nuclear energy began in the mid 1950s, 2008 was the first year that no new nuclear power plant was connected to the grid, although two were connected in 2009.

Annual generation of nuclear power has been on a slight downward trend since 2007, decreasing 1.8% in 2009 to 2558 TWh, and another 1.6% in 2011 to 2518 TWh despite in increases in production from most countries worldwide while Germany and Japan showed significant drops in output. Nuclear power met 11.7% of the world's electricity demand in 2011. Source: IEA/OECD

Renewable energy

Main articles: Renewable energy and Renewable energy commercialization

Strong public support for renewables worldwide in 2011

Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that comes from resources that are not significantly depleted by their use, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat. Renewable energy is gradually replacing conventional fuels in four distinct areas: electricity generation, hot water/space heating, motor fuels, and rural (off-grid) energy services.

Based on REN21's 2014 report, renewables contributed 19 percent to our energy consumption and 22 percent to our electricity generation in 2012 and 2013, respectively. This energy consumption is divided as 9% coming from traditional biomass, 4.2% as heat energy (non-biomass), 3.8% hydro electricity and 2% electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. Worldwide investments in renewable technologies amounted to more than US$214 billion in 2013, with countries like China and the United States heavily investing in wind, hydro, solar and biofuels. Renewable energy resources exist over wide geographical areas, in contrast to other energy sources, which are concentrated in a limited number of countries. Rapid deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency is resulting in significant energy security, climate change mitigation, and economic benefits. In international public opinion surveys there is strong support for promoting renewable sources such as solar power and wind power. At the national level, at least 30 nations around the world already have renewable energy contributing more than 20 percent of energy supply. National renewable energy markets are projected to continue to grow strongly in the coming decade and beyond.

Renewable energy global trends	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Renewables power capacity (existing) (GWe)	1,320	1,360	1,470	1,578	1,712
Hydropower capacity (existing) (GWe)	945	970	990	1,018	1,055
Wind power capacity (existing) (GWe)	198	238	283	319	370
Solar PV capacity (grid-connected) (GWe)	40	70	100	138	177
Solar hot water capacity (existing) (GWth)	185	232	255	373	406
Ethanol production (annual) (109 litres)	86	86	83	87	94
Source: REN21 Global Status Report

Hydro

Main articles: Hydroelectricity and Hydropower

Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the kinetic energy of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy, accounting for 16% of global electricity consumption, and 12,340 PJ (3,427 TWh) of electricity production in 2010, which continues the rapid rate of increase experienced between 2003 and 2009. Hydropower is produced in 150 countries, with the Asia-Pacific region generating 32 percent of global hydropower in 2010. China is the largest hydroelectricity producer, with 2,600 PJ (721 TWh) of production in 2010, representing around 17% of domestic electricity use. There are now three hydroelectricity plants larger than 10 GW: the Three Gorges Dam in China, Itaipu Dam in Brazil, and Guri Dam in Venezuela.

Marine energy

Marine energy, also known as ocean energy and marine and hydrokinetic energy (MHK) includes tidal and wave power and is a relatively new sector of renewable energy, with most projects still in the pilot phase, but the theoretical potential is equivalent to 4–18 million tonne of oil equivalent (toe). MHK development in U.S. and international waters includes projects using devices such as, wave energy converters in open coastal areas with significant waves, tidal turbines placed in coastal and estuarine areas, in-stream turbines in fast-moving rivers, ocean current turbines in areas of strong marine currents, and ocean thermal energy converters in deep tropical waters.

Wind

Main articles: Wind power and Wind power by country

Wind power is growing at the rate of 30% annually, with a worldwide installed capacity of 238,351 megawatts (MW) at the end of 2011, and is widely used in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Several countries have achieved relatively high levels of wind power penetration, such as 21% of stationary electricity production in Denmark, 18% in Portugal, 16% in Spain, 14% in Ireland and 9% in Germany in 2010. As of 2011, 83 countries around the world are using wind power on a commercial basis. In 2013 wind generated almost 3% of the worlds total electricity.

Solar

Main articles: Solar energy and Solar power

Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar energy technologies include solar heating, solar photovoltaics, concentrated solar power and solar architecture, which can make considerable contributions to solving some of the most urgent problems the world now faces. The International Energy Agency projected that solar power could provide "a third of the global final energy demand after 2060, while CO₂ emissions would be reduced to very low levels." Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute solar energy. Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic systems and solar thermal collectors to harness the energy. Passive solar techniques include orienting a building to the Sun, selecting materials with favorable thermal mass or light dispersing properties, and designing spaces that naturally circulate air.

Geothermal

Main articles: Geothermal energy and Geothermal power

Geothermal energy is used commercially in over 70 countries. In 2004, 200 petajoules (56 TWh) of electricity was generated from geothermal resources, and an additional 270 petajoules (75 TWh) of geothermal energy was used directly, mostly for space heating. In 2007, the world had a global capacity for 10 GW of electricity generation and an additional 28 GW of direct heating, including extraction by geothermal heat pumps. Heat pumps are small and widely distributed, so estimates of their total capacity are uncertain and range up to 100 GW.

Bio energy

Main articles: Biomass, Biogas, and Biofuel

Until the beginning of the nineteenth century biomass was the predominant fuel, today it has only a small share of the overall energy supply. Electricity produced from biomass sources was estimated at 44 GW for 2005. Biomass electricity generation increased by over 100% in Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. A further 220 GW was used for heating (in 2004), bringing the total energy consumed from biomass to around 264 GW. The use of biomass fires for cooking is excluded. World production of bioethanol increased by 8% in 2005 to reach 33 gigalitres (8.7×10⁹ US gal), with most of the increase in the United States, bringing it level to the levels of consumption in Brazil. Biodiesel increased by 85% to 3.9 gigalitres (1.0×10⁹ US gal), making it the fastest growing renewable energy source in 2005. Over 50% is produced in Germany.

By country

Main article: List of renewable energy topics by country

See also: Energy by country, World final energy consumption, and List of countries by energy consumption per capita

World total final consumption of 104,426 TWh (or 8,979 Mtoe) by region in 2012 (IEA, 2014)

  OECD (39.8%)

  Middle East (5.0%)

  Non-OECD Europe /Eurasia (8.3%)

  China (19.1%)

  Asia (w/o China) (12.7%)

  Non-OECD Americas (5.2%)

  Africa (6.0%)

  Bunkers (3.9%)

Energy consumption is loosely correlated with gross national product and climate, but there is a large difference even between the most highly developed countries, such as Japan and Germany with an energy consumption rate of 6 kW per person and the United States with an energy consumption rate of 11.4 kW per person. In developing countries, particularly those that are sub-tropical or tropical such as India, the per person energy use rate is closer to 0.7 kW. Bangladesh has the lowest consumption rate with 0.2 kW per person.

The US consumes 25% of the world's energy with a share of global GDP at 22% and a share of the world population at 4.59%. The most significant growth of energy consumption is currently taking place in China, which has been growing at 5.5% per year over the last 25 years. Its population of 1.3 billion people (19.6% of the world population) is consuming energy at a rate of 1.6 kW per person.

One measurement of efficiency is energy intensity. This is a measure of the amount of energy it takes a country to produce a dollar of gross domestic product.

The World Bank: Kilograms of oil equivalent (2011)

The World Bank: PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent (2011)

Oil

Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States accounted for 34% of oil production in 2011. Saudi Arabia, Russia and Nigeria accounted for 36% of oil export in 2011.

Top 10 oil producers (Mt)

Rank	Nation	2005	2008	2009	2010	2011	Share % 2011	2012
1	Saudi Arabia	519	509	452	471	517	12.9%	544
2	Russia	470	485	494	502	510	12.7%	520
3	United States	307	300	320	336	346	8.6%	387
4	Iran	205	214	206	227	215	5.4%	186
5	China	183	190	194	200	203	5.1%	206
6	Canada	143	155	152	159	169	4.2%	182
7	UAE	nd	136	120	129	149	3.7%	163
8	Venezuela	162	137	126	149	148	3.7%	162
9	Mexico	188	159	146	144	144	3.6%	nd
10	Nigeria	133	nd	nd	130	139	3.5%	nd
x	Kuwait	nd	145	124	nd	nd	nd	152
x	Iraq	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	148
x	Norway	139	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd
Total		3,923	3,941	3,843	3,973	4,011	100%
Top ten		62%	62%	61%	62%	63%

Top 10 oil exporters (Mt)

Rank	Nation	2011	Share % 2011	2012
1	Saudi Arabia	333	17.0%
2	Russia	246	12.5%
3	Nigeria	129	6.6%
4	Iran	126	6.4%
5	UAE	105	5.4%
6	Iraq	94	4.8%
7	Venezuela	87	4.4%
8	Angola	84	4.3%
9	Norway	78	4.0%
10	Mexico	71	3.6%
x	Others	609	31.0%
Total (Mt)		1,962

Coal

Top 10 coal producers (Mt)

Rank	Nation	2005	2008	2009	2010	2011	Share % 2011	2012
1	China	2,226	2,761	2,971	3,162	3,576	46%	3,549
2	US	1,028	1,076	985	997	1,004	13%	935
3	India	430	521	561	571	586	8%	595
4	Australia	372	397	399	420	414	5%	421
5	Indonesia	318	284	301	336	376	5%	443
6	Russia	222	323	297	324	334	4%	354
7	South Africa	315	236	247	255	253	3%	259
8	Germany	nd	nd	nd	nd	189	2%	197
9	Poland	160	144	135	134	139	2%	144
10	Kazakhstan	79	108	101	111	117	2%	126
11	Colombia	65	79	73	74	1%	nd	nd
Total		5,878	6,796	6,903	7,229	7,783	100%	7,831
Top ten		89%	87%	88%	88%	nd	90%
*include hard coal and brown coal

Top 10 coal importers (Mt)

Rank	Nation	2005	2008	2009	2010	2011
1	China	25	nd	114	157	177
2	Japan	178	186	165	187	175
3	South Korea	77	100	103	119	129
4	India	37	58	66	88	101
5	Taiwan	61	66	60	63	66
6	Germany	38	46	38	45	41
7	UK	44	43	38	26	32
8	Turkey	nd	19	20	27	24
9	Italy	24	25	19	22	23
10	Malaysia	nd	nd	nd	19	21
x	Spain	25	19	16	nd	nd
x	France	nd	21	nd	nd	nd
x	US	28	nd	nd	nd	nd
Total		778	778	819	949	1,002
Top ten		69%	75%	78%	79%	79%
Import of production		16%	13%	14%	15%	13%
*2005–2010 hard coal

Natural gas

Top 10 natural gas producers (bcm)

Rank	Nation	2005	2008	2009	2010	2011	Share % 2011
1	Russia	627	657	589	637	677	20.0%
2	US	517	583	594	613	651	19.2%
3	Canada	187	175	159	160	160	4.7%
4	Qatar	nd	79	89	121	151	4.5%
5	Iran	84	121	144	145	149	4.4%
6	Norway	90	103	106	107	106	3.1%
7	China	nd	76	90	97	103	3.0%
8	Saudi Arabia	70	nd	nd	82	92	2.7%
9	Indonesia	77	77	76	88	92	2.7%
10	Netherlands	79	85	79	89	81	2.4%
x	Algeria	93	82	81	nd	nd	nd
x	UK	93	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd
Total		2,872	3,149	3,101	3,282	100%	3,388
Top ten		67%	65%	65%	65%	67%
bcm = billion cubic meters

Top 10 natural gas importers (bcm)

Rank	Nation	2005	2008	2009	2010	2011	Share % 2011
1	Japan	81	95	93	99	116	13.9%
2	Italy	73	77	69	75	70	8.4%
3	Germany	91	79	83	83	68	8.2%
4	US	121	84	76	74	55	6.6%
5	South Korea	29	36	33	43	47	5.6%
6	Ukraine	62	53	38	37	44	5.3%
7	Turkey	27	36	35	37	43	5.2%
8	France	47	44	45	46	41	4.9%
9	UK	nd	26	29	37	37	4.4%
10	Spain	33	39	34	36	34	4.1%
x	Netherlands	23	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd
Total		838	783	749	820	834	100%
Top ten		70%	73%	71%	69%	67%
Import of production		29%	25%	24%	25%	25%
bcm = billion cubic meters

Wind power

Top 10 countries
by nameplate windpower capacity
(2011 year-end)

Country	Windpower capacity (MW) ǂprovisional	% world total
China	62,733ǂ	26.3
United States	46,919	19.7
Germany	29,060	12.2
Spain	21,674	9.1
India	16,084	6.7
France	6,800ǂ	2.8
Italy	6,747	2.8
United Kingdom	6,540	2.7
Canada	5,265	2.2
Portugal	4,083	1.7
(rest of world)	32,446	13.8
World total	238,351 MW	100%

Top 10 countries
by windpower electricity production
(2010 totals)

Country	Windpower production (TWh)	% world total
United States	95.2	27.6
China	55.5	15.9
Spain	43.7	12.7
Germany	36.5	10.6
India	20.6	6.0
United Kingdom	10.2	3.0
France	9.7	2.8
Portugal	9.1	2.6
Italy	8.4	2.5
Canada	8.0	2.3
(rest of world)	48.5	14.1
World total	344.8 TWh	100%

By sector

World energy use per sector

Year	2000	2008	2000	2008
Sector	TWh		%*
Industry	21,733	27,273	26.5	27.8
Transport	22,563	26,742	27.5	27.3
Residential and service	30,555	35,319	37.3	36.0
Non-energy use	7,119	8,688	8.7	8.9
Total*	81,970	98,022	100	100
Source: IEA 2010, Total is calculated from the given sectors Numbers are the end use of energy Total world energy supply (2008) 143,851 TWh

Industrial users (agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and construction) consume about 37% of the total 15 TW. Personal and commercial transportation consumes 20%; residential heating, lighting, and appliances use 11%; and commercial uses (lighting, heating and cooling of commercial buildings, and provision of water and sewer services) amount to 5% of the total.

The other 27% of the world's energy is lost in energy transmission and generation. In 2005, global electricity consumption averaged 2 TW. The energy rate used to generate 2 TW of electricity is approximately 5 TW, as the efficiency of a typical existing power plant is around 38%. The new generation of gas-fired plants reaches a substantially higher efficiency of 55%. Coal is the most common fuel for the world's electricity plants.

Total world energy use per sector was in 2008 industry 28%, transport 27% and residential and service 36%. Division was about the same in the year 2000.

European Union

The European Environmental Agency (EEA) measures final energy consumption (does not include energy used in production and lost in transportation) and finds that the transport sector is responsible for 31.8% of final energy consumption, households 26.2%, industry 25.6%, services 13.5% and agriculture 2.9% in 2012. The use of energy is responsible for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions (79%), with the energy sector representing 31%, transport 19%, industry 13%, households 9% and others 7%.

While efficient energy use and resource efficiency are growing as public policy issues, more than 70% of coal plants in the European Union are more than 20 years old and operate at an efficiency level of between 32–40%. Technological developments in the 1990s have allowed efficiencies in the range of 40–45% at newer plants. However, according to an impact assessment by the European Commission, this is still below the best available technological (BAT) efficiency levels of 46–49%. With gas-fired power plants the average efficiency is 52% compared to 58–59% with best available technology (BAT), and gas and oil boiler plants operate at average 36% efficiency (BAT delivers 47%). According to that same impact assessment by the European Commission, raising the efficiency of all new plants and the majority of existing plants, through the setting of authorisation and permit conditions, to an average generation efficiency of 51.5% in 2020 would lead to a reduction in annual consumption of 15 km³ (3.6 cu mi) of natural gas and 25 Mt (25,000,000 long tons; 28,000,000 short tons) of coal.

See also

• Comparisons of life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions
• Cubic mile of oil
• Domestic Energy Consumption
• Earth's energy budget
• Electricity generation
• Electric energy consumption
• Energy development
• Energy intensity
• Energy policy
• Environmental impact of aviation
• Energy security and renewable technology
• Environmental tariff
• Feed-in Tariff
• Kardashev scale
• Peak oil
• Renewable energy commercialization
• Sustainable energy
• The End of Energy Obesity (book)
• A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World (book)

Regional

• Energy by country
• European countries by fossil fuel use (% of total energy)
• European countries by electricity consumption per person
• Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
• Energy use in the United States
• Asian brown cloud
• Making Sweden an Oil-Free Society

Lists

• List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
• List of countries by electricity consumption
• List of countries by electricity production
• List of countries by energy consumption and production
• List of countries by energy consumption per capita
• List of countries by energy intensity
• List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions
• List of countries by renewable electricity production

External links

• World Energy Outlook
• Official Energy Statistics from the US government
• Energy Statistics and News from the European Union
• Annual Energy Review, by the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (PDF)
• Assessment of Electricity Consumption in Western Europe for the first half of 2014