Fossil fuel use, emissions hit record high

Global fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions climbed to a record high last year, even as renewables generated more energy than ever before
 

WORLD CONSUMPTION (Exajoules*, change on 2022)

Oil Gas Coal Nuclear Hydro Renewables

Total:
619.63 (2.0%)

2020: Drop in consumption due to Covid-19 pandemic

50.58 (11.9%) 3
9.65 (2.3%)
24.57 (1.8%) 
164.03 (1.6%)
144.35 (0.3%) 
196.43 (2.5%)

2023: Consumption of fossil fuels rises by 1.5% to 505 exajoules, driving emissions to over 40 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)

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2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023


WORLD’S LARGEST CONSUMERS (Exajoules)

000
CO2 emissions 
(2023, million tonnes)   

China
170.74
12,603

U.S.
94.28
5,130

India
39.02
3,121
                    
Russia
31.29
2,176

Japan
17.40
1,039

Canada
13.95
599

Brazil 
13.87
525

S. Korea
12.43
594

Iran
12.71
937
                             
S. Arabia
11.60
726

Germany
11.41
589
      

*1 exajoule = 277.8 million megawatt hours


Source: Statistical Review of World Energy 2024 (EI) 
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