Global Energy Consumption 2018

The increase in energy consumption was driven by renewables and natural gas which together contributed three quarters of the expansion.

Global energy consumption 2018.

In 2018 global energy consumption increased by 2 3 leading to an increase in co2 emissions of 1 7. The global energy co2 status report provides a high level and up to date view of energy markets including latest available data for oil natural gas coal wind solar nuclear power. 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. Firstly global average per capita energy consumption has been consistently increasing.

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. The highest annual reductions in primary energy consumption were posted in belgium austria and greece whereas the largest increases were observed in estonia. Between 1970 2014 average consumption has increased by approximately 45 percent. 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.

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. All fuels grew at a slower rate than their 10 year averages apart from nuclear. Primary energy consumption growth slowed to 1 3 last year less than half the rate of growth in 2018 2 8. 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.

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. 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. 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.

These findings are part of the international energy agency s latest assessment of global energy consumption and energy related co2 emissions for 2018. This growth in per capita energy consumption does however vary significantly between countries and regions. 2019 key data for energy production are as follows.