Percentages of Energy in the World (Gas, Oil and Others)

What percentage of energy consumed is there in the world? According to experts too much. And it is that according to the data provided by the website The World Counts (The World Counts), so far this year around 17,3041,477 terajoules of energy have been consumed.

It should be noted that the figure is updated every second, but to give you an idea, this amount is equivalent to the energy that is released from Hiroshima every 4 seconds due to the nuclear bomb. 

Interesting facts about energy consumption

- More than 500 million terajoules of energy are used per year.

- Most of the energy consumed comes from fossil fuels. 81% of the total energy consumed on Earth comes from oil, coal and gas.

- Energy consumption increases every year. It is estimated that by 2035, consumption will have increased by 35%.

- Only 2% or 3% of the energy consumed comes from clean energy sources.

- Renewable energy production is increasing. Clean energy consumption is expected to increase from 3% to 6% by 2030.

- The electricity used by electronic devices in standby or hibernation corresponds to 8% - 10% of the total energy consumption in the world.

- Only 35% of the energy obtained by burning coal is transformed into electricity. The rest is lost as waste heat. It should be noted that the burning of coal is one of the main causes of pollution, generating smog, acid rain and global warming..

Energy consumption in figures

Year 2017

The data offered below was obtained from The World Counts website and refers to the period between January and May 2017.

• 173,041,477 terajoules of energy have been consumed so far this year, the figure is updated every second.
• 25,569,993 terajoules of electricity have been used this year. The demand for electricity on planet Earth will increase by 85% by 2040. This percentage exceeds the current total electricity consumption of the European Union, the United States, China, Russia, Japan, Australia and India..
• 3.333470254% of the energy consumed during this year is renewable.
• 81% of the energy consumed so far this year comes from fossil fuels, non-renewable energy sources.

Year 2016

The data now offered refers to the year 2016 and was obtained from the International Energy Agency..

• 31.3% of the energy consumed came from oil.
• 28.6% came from coal, peat and shale.
• 21.2% was generated by natural gas.
• 10.3% of the energy was obtained through biofuels.
• 4.8% of the energy consumed was nuclear.
• 2.4% of the energy consumed was hydroelectric energy.
• 1.4% came from other renewable energy sources. 

Tables and maps on energy consumption  

Table of electricity consumption in domestic areas, expressed in percentages (%) 

Table of energy consumption from coal and lignite, expressed in percentages (%)

Table of domestic gas consumption, expressed in percentages (%) 

Table the world electricity production from solar and wind energy, expressed in percentages (%)

Table the world production of electricity from renewable energy sources, including hydroelectric energy, expressed in percentages (%)

References

1. Energy Consumption by Sector. Retrieved on May 2, 2017, from eia.gov.
2. Energy use in the world. Retrieved on May 2, 2017, from theworldcounts.com.
3. World renewable energy consumption. Retrieved on May 2, 2017, from theworldcounts.com.
4. Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total). Retrieved on May 2, 2017, from data.worldbank.org.
5. IEA Statistics. Retrieved on May 2, 2017, from iea.org.
6. 6.Global Energy Statistical Yearbook 2016. Retrieved on May 2, 2017, from yearbook.enerdata.net.
7. World Energy Use. Retrieved on May 2, 2017, from boundless.com.