United States Energy

103.5quadrillion btu+0.84% YoY
94.56quadrillion btu+0.89% YoY
Energy Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
82.2%17.8%

Energy Production in the United States

  • the United States produced 103.5 quadrillion btu of primary energy in 2024 (#2 in the world), an increase of 0.84% from 102.7 quadrillion btu in 2023. This is equivalent to 17.1% of the world's production.
  • In 2024, fossil fuels supplied 83.5% (86.48 quadrillion btu) of primary energy in the United States, renewables 8.6% (8.91 quadrillion btu), and nuclear 7.9% (8.17 quadrillion btu).

Energy Consumption in the United States

  • the United States consumed 94.56 quadrillion btu of primary energy in 2024 (#2 in the world), an increase of 0.89% from 93.72 quadrillion btu in 2023. This is equivalent to 15.6% of global consumption.
  • Per capita, energy consumption in the United States averaged 273.7 million btu in 2024, equivalent to 0.75 million btu per day (#15 in the world).
  • In 2024, fossil fuels made up 83.7% (79.13 quadrillion btu) of primary energy in the United States, renewables 9.2% (8.7 quadrillion btu), and nuclear 8.6% (8.17 quadrillion btu).

United States Energy History (1980-2024)

2024103.594.56273.7109.5%
2023102.793.72272.9109.6%
202298.7494.94278104%
202193.9393.36274.5100.6%
202091.8988.87261.8103.4%
201997.696.6286101%
201891.9697.4290.794.4%
201784.4193.89282.689.9%
201681.0594.08285.886.2%
201585.3594.48289.790.3%
201484.7795.3329588.9%
201378.9894.25294.483.8%
201276.5591.68289.183.5%
201175.293.97299.280%
201072.5495.14305.976.2%
200970.2891.63297.576.7%
200871.0496.65316.973.5%
200769.4198.97327.970.1%
200668.5297.23325.570.5%
200567.3898.1331.768.7%
200468.298.03334.869.6%
200367.8695.81330.570.8%
200268.6995.58332.971.9%
200170.0394.42332.174.2%
200069.2696.69343.571.6%
199969.3794.2333873.6%
199870.5192.6335.476.1%
199769.8791.96336.376%
199669.991.4337.576.5%
199568.8788.67330.677.7%
199468.7587.05327.979%
199366.285.19324.477.7%
199268.0383.84322.981.1%
199168.1582.21320.682.9%
199068.4982.26324.683.3%
198967.2682.7133081.3%
198867.2681.03326.283%
198765.6677.16313.585.1%
198664.8974.46305.287.1%
198565.674.27307.388.3%
198466.4774.24310.289.5%
198361.6470.49297.487.4%
198264.2970.81301.990.8%
198165.0174.16319.487.7%
198065.1676.04330.885.7%

See also


Sources