Key Takeaways
- Global primary energy consumption in 2022 was 604 exajoules (EJ), a 1% increase from 2021.
- World electricity consumption grew by 2.5% in 2022 to reach 28,468 terawatt-hours (TWh).
- China's primary energy consumption accounted for 27% of global total in 2022 at 163 EJ.
- Global oil production reached 99.7 mb/d in 2022.
- United States produced 20.1 mb/d of crude oil in 2022, 20% of world total.
- Saudi Arabia oil production was 10.6 mb/d in 2022.
- Renewable electricity capacity added globally was 510 GW in 2022.
- Solar PV capacity reached 1,052 GW globally at end of 2022.
- Wind capacity installed worldwide totaled 899 GW by end-2022.
- Global oil reserves were 1,732 billion barrels at end-2022.
- Natural gas reserves totaled 188 trillion cubic meters globally in 2022.
- Coal reserves stood at 1,074 billion tonnes worldwide end-2022.
- Global energy-related CO2 emissions rose 0.9% to 37.0 billion tonnes (Gt) in 2022.
- Coal accounted for 40% of energy-related CO2 emissions in 2022 at 15 Gt.
- Oil contributed 11.5 Gt CO2, 31% of total emissions in 2022.
Global energy demand rose slightly in 2022 despite varied consumption and production trends.
Consumption
Consumption Interpretation
Emissions
Emissions Interpretation
Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels Interpretation
Production
Production Interpretation
Renewables
Renewables Interpretation
How We Rate Confidence
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