Manya Rathore
Research expert covering India
United States energy consumption - statistics & facts
The United States derives most of its primary energy from fossil fuels, as petroleum and natural gas rank as the largest sources of energy consumption in the country. In 2024, some 80 percent of the primary energy consumed in the U.S. was from fossil fuels, while renewables covered less than 10 percent of the country’s primary energy mix. The amount of primary energy consumed from petroleum alone was over four times larger than that of renewables. Nuclear energy and electricity imports accounted for the remaining part of the energy consumed in the country.
