The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2018) is reported.


Value:		≈ 5.4 × 10²⁰ J / yr see this value in other units This is equivalent to... ≈ 1.49 × 10¹⁴ kWh / yr ≈ 1.7 × 10¹³ W ≈ 17 TW
HuID:		29109
Relevant Year(s):		2018
Summary:		Total energy consumed from fossil fuels in 2018. This includes natural gas, oil, and coal. This value corresponds to an annual average of 16.95 TW of power produced globally from fossil fuels.
Method:		The EIA collects data from individual countries and does not provide a statement of uncertainty.
Source:		U.S. Energy Information Administration Primary Energy. (2020)
Dataset:		global annual consumption of power from fossil fuels (EIA_FossilFuelConsumption_totals.csv) global resolution regional resolution
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Original Data License:		CC0
Added By:		rbanks