The Human Impacts Database
A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.Global energy consumption from renewables
EnergyRenewable EnergyThis quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2019) is reported.
Value: |
≈ 6.5 × 1019 J / yr
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This is equivalent to... ≈ 2.1 × 1012 W ≈ 2.1 TW |
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HuID: | 74571 | |
Relevant Year(s): | 2019 | |
Summary: | This is the sum of energy consumed in the production of power from hydroelectricity, geothermal, solar, wind, tide, and biomass and waste. This value is presented as 'input-equivalent' energy consumption, meaning the amount of energy that would have been required to produce power if the input were a fossil fuel. BP explains this process as: "Primary energy consumption numbers for non-fossil based electricity (nuclear, hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass in power and other renewables sources) are calculated on an ‘input-equivalent’ basis – i.e. based on the equivalent amount of fossil fuel input required to generate that amount of electricity in a standard thermal power plant." In 2017, the conversion factor was about 40%. | |
Method: | EIA collects data on energy usage from individual countries and does not provide an assessment of uncertainty. | |
Source: | U.S. Energy Information Administration Electricity. (2020) | |
Dataset: |
Energy generated from renewables (EIA_RenewableGeneration_2022_totals.csv)
global resolution
regional resolution
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Original Data License: | CC0 | |
Added By: | rbanks |