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Primary energy consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2023, with a forecast until 2050, by energy source (in exajoules)

Characteristic	Oil	Natural gas	Coal	Nuclear energy	Hydroelectricity	Renewable energy
2050	158	173	102	16	21	182
2045	172	174	120	15	20	160
2040	184	173	137	14	20	136
2035	195	169	149	13	19	116
2030	202	160	158	12	18	97
2025*	201	148	167	10	16	75
2023	197	144	167	10	15	68
2020	176	139	155	10	16	60
2015	184	125	159	9	14	51
2010	173	114	153	10	12	46
2005	169	99	131	10	11	41
2000	155	86	100	9	10	38

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September 2025

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

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*Forecast from this year onward

Supplementary notes

According to the source, projections were made based on the "Current Trajectory" scenario, based on current energy policies and decarbonization targets, assuming that carbon emissions will peak in the mid-2020s and decrease by around 25 percent by 2050.

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Global primary energy consumption has increased dramatically in recent years and is projected to continue to increase until 2045. Only renewable energy consumption is expected to increase between 2045 and 2050 and reach almost 30 percent of the global energy consumption.

Energy consumption by country

The distribution of energy consumption globally is disproportionately high among some countries. China, the United States, and India were by far the largest consumers of primary energy globally. On a per capita basis, Qatar, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Iceland had the highest per capita energy consumption.

Renewable energy consumption

Over the last two decades, renewable electricity consumption has increased to reach over 48.8 exajoules in 2024. Among all countries globally, China had the largest installed renewable energy capacity as of that year, followed by the United States.