The Human Impacts Database
A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.Global annual energy consumption
EnergyAnthropocentricThis quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2019) is reported.
| Value: |
≈ 6.3 × 1020 J / yr
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This is equivalent to... ≈ 1.75 × 1014 kWh / yr ≈ 2.0 × 1013 W / yr ≈ 20 TW |
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| HuID: | 85317 | |
| Relevant Year(s): | 2019 | |
| Summary: | This value includes energy derived from coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear, and renewables. Values for each country are self-reported. The value is reported in quadrillion British Thermal Unit (BTU), this converts to 18 TW (1 BTU ≈ 1 kJ). | |
| Method: | The EIA collects data from individual countries and does not provide an assessment of uncertainty. | |
| Source: | U.S. Energy Information Administration Primary Energy. (2020) | |
| Dataset: |
total energy consumption (EIA_TotalConsumption_2022_totals.csv)
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| Added By: | rbanks |
