Primary energy consumption
Total primary energy consumed in the country in the year (coal, natural gas, petroleum and other liquids, nuclear, and renewable and other sources), in quadrillion British thermal units, as estimated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in its International Energy Statistics.
Countries only. One quadrillion Btu is about 1.055 exajoules. EIA converts electricity from nuclear, hydro, wind and solar to primary energy with its own conventions, so totals can differ from IEA or Energy Institute figures. Some small economies show 0 in years EIA has no estimate.
Key facts
- Primary energy consumption in the United States was 94.556 quadrillion Btu in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- China had the highest primary energy consumption of 217 countries in 2024, at 170.579 quadrillion Btu, and Tuvalu the lowest, at 0 quadrillion Btu. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- Published for 217 places, with figures from 1980 to 2024.
Rankings
Countries by primary energy consumption, 2024
Places with data
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Réunion
- Canada
- Ireland
- French Polynesia
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest primary energy consumption? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"primary_energy_consumption","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=primary_energy_consumption&level=country