World Energy Consumption 2017

Most of this growth is expected to come from countries that are not in the organization for economic cooperation and development oecd and especially in countries where demand is driven by strong economic growth.

World energy consumption 2017.

Four large scale shifts in the global energy system set the scene for the world energy outlook 2017. Between 2015 and 2040 world energy consumpt ion increases by 28 in the ieo2017 reference case with more than half of the increase attributed to non oecd asia including china and india where. The highest annual reductions in primary energy consumption were posted in belgium austria and greece whereas the largest increases were observed in estonia. World energy production was 14 421 mtoe in 2018 a 3 2 increase compared to 2017.

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. Natural gas coal and oil increasing together by more than 370 mtoe in 2018. Energy information administration s latest international energy outlook 2017 ieo2017 projects that world energy consumption will grow by 28 between 2015 and 2040. The rapid deployment and falling costs of clean energy technologies the growing electrification of energy the shift to a more services oriented economy and a cleaner energy mix in china and the resilience of shale gas and tight oil in the united states.

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. World energy consumption rises 28 between 2015 and 2040 in the. The highest annual reductions in primary energy consumption were posted in belgium austria and greece whereas the largest increases were observed in estonia. All renewables and nuclear also increased by 60 mtoe and 19 mtoe respectively.

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. 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. It was mostly driven by fossil fuels.