Primary energy production
Total primary energy produced in the country in the year (coal, natural gas, crude oil 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. Production above consumption marks a net energy exporter, such as Saudi Arabia or Canada. Countries without domestic energy sources show 0.
Key facts
- Primary energy production in the United States was 103.548 quadrillion Btu in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- China had the highest primary energy production of 217 countries in 2024, at 130.757 quadrillion Btu, and Western Sahara 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 production, 2024
Places with data
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Germany
- Ukraine
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Uganda
- Central African Republic
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest primary energy production? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"primary_energy_production","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=primary_energy_production&level=country