Geoscience FAQ
How much of the world's energy does the United States use?
Information preserved from U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Energy Information Administration FAQs:
"In 2016, world total primary energy consumption was about 572.8 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu). U.S. primary consumption was about 97.5 quadrillion Btu, equal to 17% of world total primary energy consumption."
Learn More:
- International Energy Statistics: Total Primary Energy Consumption (Data), Energy Information Administration
Online data tables with total annual primary energy consumption from 1980-2014 by world, region, and country.
- How We Use Energy (Website), National Academy of Sciences
Highlights of energy use by sector in the U.S.
- World Energy Outlook, 2017 (Report), International Energy Agency
Summary of sources, uses, prices, emissions, and projections of energy use worldwide.
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