Global Energy Consumption 2018

Global primary energy consumption grew strongly in 2017 led by natural gas and renewables with coal s share of the energy mix continuing to decline.

Global energy consumption 2018.

Between 1970 2014 average consumption has increased by approximately 45 percent. All fuels grew at a slower rate than their 10 year averages apart from nuclear. This energy consumption is divided as 7 5 coming from traditional biomass 4 2 as heat energy non biomass 1 biofuels for transport 3 6 hydro electricity and 2. In 2018 global energy consumption increased by 2 3 leading to an increase in co2 emissions of 1 7.

Global energy consumption growth slowed down in 2019 0 6 compared to an average 2 year over the 2000 2018 period in a context of slower economic growth. Primary energy consumption growth slowed to 1 3 last year less than half the rate of growth in 2018 2 8. According to the european commission primary energy consumption declined by 0 7 in 2018 0 1 only for final energy consumption which is insufficient to meet the 2020 targets. June 2018 prior to 2017 there had been three successive years of little or no growth.

Firstly global average per capita energy consumption has been consistently increasing. Based on ren21 s 2019 report renewables contributed 18 1 percent to the world s energy consumption and 26 percent to its electricity generation in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Global power consumption slowed down noticeably in 2019 0 7 in 2019 global electricity consumption grew at a much slower pace than in recent years 0 7 compared to an average 3 year over the 2000 2018 period due to a slowdown in economic growth and to milder temperatures in several large countries. The increase in energy consumption was driven by renewables and natural gas which together contributed three quarters of the expansion.

Energy developments primary energy consumption growth averaged 2 2 in 2017 up from 1 2 last year. 0 7 driven by the fall in production in the middle east vs. These findings are part of the international energy agency s latest assessment of global energy consumption and energy related co2 emissions for 2018. Energy consumption increased at a slower pace than in previous years in china 3 2 the world s largest consumer since 2009 in russia 1 8 and in india 0 8 only.

The usa and china were the main contributors to the increase in global energy production in 2019 posting a significant growth in crude oil production and coal production respectively. While the growth of renewable energy sources accelerated co2 emissions were driven by a surge in natural gas consumption and an increase in coal fired electricity generation. 2019 key data for energy production are as follows.