Global Energy Consumption 2019

Africa the special focus of weo 2019 is increasingly influential for global energy trends.

Global energy consumption 2019.

Energy information administration eia projects that world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50 between 2018 and 2050. Global primary energy consumption grew rapidly in 2018 led by natural gas and renewables. Most of this growth comes from countries that are not in the organization for economic cooperation and development oecd and this growth is focused in regions where strong. In its newly released international energy outlook 2019 ieo2019 reference case the u s.

In the stated policies scenario the rise in africa s oil consumption to 2040 is larger than that of china while the continent also sees a major expansion in natural gas use prompted in part by a series of large discoveries made in recent years. The united states energy information administration eia regularly publishes a report on world consumption for most types of primary energy resources. According to the iea the total world energy consumption in past years was 143 851 twh in 2008 133 602 twh in 2005 117 687 twh in 2000 and 102 569 twh in 1990. Switzerland s final energy consumption slightly increased in 2019.

September 30 2019 eia projects global energy related co2 emissions will increase through 2050. October 21 2019 global energy consumption driven by more electricity in residential commercial buildings. For 2013 estimated world energy consumption was 5 67 10 20 joules or 157 481 twh. October 2 2019 eia projects that renewables will provide nearly half of world electricity by 2050.

This growth in per capita energy consumption does however vary significantly between countries and regions. Energy developments primary energy consumption grew at a rate of 2 9 last year almost double its 10 year average of 1 5 per year and the fastest since 2010. Nevertheless carbon emissions rose at their highest rate for seven years. 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. Between 1970 2014 average consumption has increased by approximately 45 percent. According to the swiss government final energy consumption in switzerland slightly increased in 2019 0 3 due to cooler temperatures economic growth 0 9 demographic growth 0 7 and increasing fleet of motor vehicles 0 8.