Global Energy Consumption (1990-2020) & Renewable Energy Generation (1997-2017)

China is the largest consumer of primary energy in the world, using some 159.39 exajoules in 2022. This is far more than was consumed by the United States, which ranks second. The majority of primary energy fuels are still derived from fossil fuels such as oil and coal.

China's energy mix

China’s primary energy mix has shifted from a dominant use of coal to an increase of natural gas and renewable sources. Since 2009, the renewables share in total energy consumption has grown by around 16 percent. Overall, global primary energy consumption has increased over the last decade, but it is expected to experience the largest growth in emerging economies like the BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

What is primary energy?

Primary energy is the energy inherent in natural resources such as crude oil, coal, and wind before further transformation. For example, crude oil can be refined into secondary fuels, such as gasoline or diesel, while wind is harnessed for electricity - itself a secondary energy source. A country’s total primary energy supply is a measure of the country’s primary energy sources. Meanwhile, end use energy is the energy directly consumed by the user and includes primary fuels such as natural gas as well as secondary sources like electricity and gasoline.

Renewable energy production in the United States reached an all-time high of 13,405 trillion British thermal units in 2022. Consumption followed closely behind at 13,177 trillion British thermal units.

U.S. investment in clean energy

The United States' investment in renewables has greatly increased in the past two decades. Clean energy in the United States currently comes primarily from wind, solar, and hydropower, with significant contributions from biofuel and biomass - also known as biopower. Despite growth in the clean energy industry, investment has risen less consistently than consumption and production of renewables. Research and investment were motivated not only by environmental concerns, but also by unstable markets for traditional fossil fuels.

Crisis in oil markets

When oil prices peaked during the 2008 financial crisis, investors turned toward developing renewables as well as increasing domestic oil production as a more economically viable source. During the 2010s oil glut, oversupply of shale oil followed the expansion of extraction methods such as hydraulic fracturing, used to access the country’s large reserves of sandstone deep underground.

The National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED) was set up to provide a better understanding of energy use and energy efficiency in domestic and non-domestic buildings in Great Britain. The data framework matches gas and electricity consumption data, collected for DESNZ sub-national energy consumption statistics, with information on energy efficiency measures installed in homes, from the Homes Energy Efficiency Database (HEED). It also includes data about property attributes and household characteristics, obtained from a range of sources.

National Statistics (with effect from February 2015)

United States Energy Consumption: Residential: Primary: Renewable Energy (RE) data was reported at 55.393 BTU tn in Apr 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 54.115 BTU tn for Mar 2018. United States Energy Consumption: Residential: Primary: Renewable Energy (RE) data is updated monthly, averaging 48.502 BTU tn from Jan 1973 to Apr 2018, with 544 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85.781 BTU tn in Dec 1985 and a record low of 27.164 BTU tn in Feb 1973. United States Energy Consumption: Residential: Primary: Renewable Energy (RE) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.RB002: Energy Consumption.

Over 10 years of hourly energy consumption data from PJM in Megawatts

Source:

The dataset was created by Angeliki Xifara (angxifara '@' gmail.com, Civil/Structural Engineer) and was processed by Athanasios Tsanas (tsanasthanasis '@' gmail.com, Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, University of Oxford, UK).

Data Set Information:

We perform energy analysis using 12 different building shapes simulated in Ecotect. The buildings differ with respect to the glazing area, the glazing area distribution, and the orientation, amongst other parameters. We simulate various settings as functions of the afore-mentioned characteristics to obtain 768 building shapes. The dataset comprises 768 samples and 8 features, aiming to predict two real valued responses. It can also be used as a multi-class classification problem if the response is rounded to the nearest integer.

Attribute Information:

The dataset contains eight attributes (or features, denoted by X1...X8) and two responses (or outcomes, denoted by y1 and y2). The aim is to use the eight features to predict each of the two responses. Specifically:X1 Relative CompactnessX2 Surface AreaX3 Wall AreaX4 Roof AreaX5 Overall HeightX6 OrientationX7 Glazing AreaX8 Glazing Area Distributiony1 Heating Loady2 Cooling Load

Relevant Papers:

A. Tsanas, A. Xifara: 'Accurate quantitative estimation of energy performance of residential buildings using statistical machine learning tools', Energy and Buildings, Vol. 49, pp. 560-567, 2012

Citation Request:

A. Tsanas, A. Xifara: 'Accurate quantitative estimation of energy performance of residential buildings using statistical machine learning tools', Energy and Buildings, Vol. 49, pp. 560-567, 2012 (the paper can be accessed from ) For further details on the data analysis methodology: A. Tsanas, 'Accurate telemonitoring of Parkinson’s disease symptom severity using nonlinear speech signal processing and statistical machine learning', D.Phil. thesis, University of Oxford, 2012 (which can be accessed from )

Source: http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Energy+efficiency

The Utility Energy Registry (UER) is a database platform that provides streamlined public access to aggregated community-scale utility-reported energy data. The UER is intended to promote and facilitate community-based energy planning and energy use awareness and engagement. On April 19, 2018, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) issued the Order Adopting the Utility Energy Registry under regulatory CASE 17-M-0315. The order requires utilities under its regulation to develop and report community energy use data to the UER. This dataset includes electricity and natural gas usage data reported at the ZIP Code level collected under a data protocol in effect between 2016 and 2021. Other UER datasets include energy use data reported at the city, town, village, and county level. Data collected after 2021 were collected according to a modified protocol. Those data may be found at https://data.ny.gov/Energy-Environment/Utility-Energy-Registry-Monthly-ZIP-Code-Energy-Us/g2x3-izm4. Data in the UER can be used for several important purposes such as planning community energy programs, developing community greenhouse gas emissions inventories, and relating how certain energy projects and policies may affect a particular community. It is important to note that the data are subject to privacy screening and fields that fail the privacy screen are withheld. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) offers objective information and analysis, innovative programs, technical expertise, and support to help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, and accelerate economic growth. reduce reliance on fossil fuels. To learn more about NYSERDA’s programs, visit nyserda.ny.gov or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram.

The global industrial sector uses more natural gas than any other type of fuel, consuming nearly 64 quadrillion British thermal units in 2022. On the other hand, the use of renewables is expected to rise, as the cost for renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar power, decrease. Similarly, by 205 natural gas is expected to be the most used fuel type worldwide, with a consumption of some 88 quadrillion British thermal units.

Predictions for global energy consumption

Global consumption of fuel for industrial purposes is predicted to reach over 336 quadrillion British thermal units in 2050. Rising demand follows a trend of rising projected global energy consumption until at least 2040 in all sectors. The demand for fuel is expected to continue experiencing growth for non-renewable sources, such as liquid fuels.

U.S. Energy use by sector

Since the 1970s, the industrial sector has been the largest consumer of energy in the United States. Transportation and commercial consumption have increased the most, with consumption by the commercial sector nearly doubled since 1975. Primary energy consumption from fossil fuel sources in the United States is highest in the transportation sector.

PK: Renewable Energy Consumption: % of Total Final Energy Consumption data was reported at 46.476 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.605 % for 2014. PK: Renewable Energy Consumption: % of Total Final Energy Consumption data is updated yearly, averaging 49.972 % from Dec 1990 to 2015, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.091 % in 1991 and a record low of 44.276 % in 2007. PK: Renewable Energy Consumption: % of Total Final Energy Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.World Bank: Energy Production and Consumption. Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption.; ; World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.; Weighted Average;

The Build Smart NY Program aims to increase energy efficiency of New York State government buildings. Build Smart NY was established by Executive Order 88 and mandates a reduction in energy consumption by 20% in government owned and operated buildings by 2020. Site utility data has been collected for all government buildings larger than 20,000 square feet and this has been converted to Source Energy Use Intensity (EUI) which is a ratio of Source Energy Use to gross square footage. The Source EUI will be used as a performance metric to achieve the 20% reduction targets. The dataset represents a baseline of Source EUI for New York State government buildings at the baseline year of SFI 2010/2011; subsequent reports will demonstrate a progression to achieving a 20% energy reduction target.

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Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Around the world there has been strong progress towards Goal 7. Electricity is becoming more renewable and more widely available. However, even though there has been a lot of progress, especially in less developed countries, there are still millions of people who lack access. The lack of electricity has become an even more pressing issue with the current pandemic, as many hospitals around the world are not able to adequately treat patients without medical equipment that relies on electricity. Beyond closing the gaps in access to electricity, more focus is needed on clean and safe cooking fuels and technologies, and expanding the use of renewable energy outside of the electricity sector. Here are some statistics from the U.N. regarding the status of Goal 7 around the globe.

• Global electrification rose from 83% in 2010 to 90% in 2018, but 789 million people still lacked access to electricity. Nearly 550 million of these people were in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Roughly 3 billion people still rely on wood, charcoal, and even animal waste for cooking and heating. Indoor air pollution, caused by combustible fuels caused 4.3 million deaths in 2012
• In 2017 only 17.3% of energy consumption came from renewable sources, up from 16.3% in 2010. Much faster progress is needed to reach long-term Climate goals.
• Currently, in some developing countries, as many as 1 in 4 hospitals are not electrified
• In 2017, financial flows to developing countries for renewable energy totaled more than 21 Billion, but only 12% went to LDC's (Least Developed Countries)

• For more statistics related to Affordable and Clean Energy, please see the Goal 7 Progress site here

  Goal 7 Targets:

• 7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services

• 7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix

• **7.3 **By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency

• 7.A By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology

• 7.B By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support

  This Month's Challenge:

  In August 2020, we are sharing more datasets thanks to our friends at the Centre for Humanitarian Data. Links to a number of datasets from the Humanitarian Data Exchange related to Affordable and Clean Energy can be found here. And as always, we are sharing Goal related data from the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goal Database, with regional data on all of the targets listed above.

If you would like participate, you can use data from any source, but the overall goal is to focus your analysis on some of the energy related topics mentioned in the Targets above. If you come across other interesting datasets, please let us know so we can add them to this project The deadline for submission will be August 31, 2020. Make sure to tag us in your submission, add the #TheSDGVizProject hashtag, and add your submission to #TheSDGVizProject tracker.

This table contains figures on the supply and consumption of energy broken down by sector and by energy commodity. The energy supply is equal to the indigenous production of energy plus the receipts minus the deliveries of energy plus the stock changes. Consumption of energy is equal to the sum of own use, distribution losses, final energy consumption, non-energy use and the total net energy transformation. For each sector, the supply of energy is equal to the consumption of energy.

For some energy commodities, the total of the observed domestic deliveries is not exactly equal to the sum of the observed domestic receipts. For these energy commodities, a statistical difference arises that can not be attributed to a sector.

The breakdown into sectors follows mainly the classification as is customary in international energy statistics. This classification is based on functions of various sectors in the energy system and for several break downs on the international Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). There are two main sectors: the energy sector (companies with main activity indigenous production or transformation of energy) and energy consumers (other companies, vehicles and dwellings). In addition to a breakdown by sector, there is also a breakdown by energy commodity, such as coal, various petroleum products, natural gas, renewable energy, electricity and heat.

The definitions used in this table are exactly in line with the definitions in the Energy Balance table; supply, transformation and consumption. That table does not contain a breakdown by sector (excluding final energy consumption), but it does provide information about imports, exports and bunkering and also provides more detail about the energy commodities.

Data available: From: 1990.

Status of the figures: Figures up to and including 2021 are definite. Figures for 2022 are revised provisional.

Changes as of March 25th of 2024: The energy balance has been revised and restructured. This concerns mainly the following: 1. Different way of dealing with biofuels that have been mixed with fossil fuels 2. A breakdown of the natural gas balance of agriculture into greenhouse horticulture and other agriculture. 3. Final consumption of electricity in services

1. Blended biofuels Previously, biofuels mixed with fossil fuels were counted as petroleum crude and products. In the new energy balance, blended biofuels count for renewable energy and petroleum crude and products and the underlying products (such as gasoline, diesel and kerosene) only count the fossil part of mixtures of fossil and biogenic fuels. To make this clear, the names of the energy commodities have been changed. The consequence of this adjustment is that part of the energy has been moved from petroleum to renewable. The energy balance remains the same for total energy commodities. The aim of this adjustment is to make the increasing role of blended biofuels in the Energy Balance visible and to better align with the Energy Balances published by Eurostat and the International Energy Agency. Within renewable energy, biomass, liquid biomass is now a separate energy commodity. This concerns both pure and blended biofuels.

2. Greenhouse horticulture separately The energy consumption of agriculture in the Netherlands largely takes place in greenhouse horticulture. There is therefore a lot of attention for this sector and the need for separate data on energy consumption in greenhouse horticulture. To meet this need, the agriculture sector has been divided into two subsectors: Greenhouse horticulture and other agriculture. For the time being, we only publish separate natural gas figures for greenhouse horticulture.

3. Higher final consumption of electricity in services in 2021 and 2022. The way in which electric road transport is treated has improved, resulting in an increase in the supply and final consumption of electricity in services by more than 2 PJ in 2021 and 2022. This also works through the supply of electricity in sector H (Transport and storage).

Changes as of November 14th 2023: Figures for 2021 and 2022 haven been adjusted. Figures for the Energy Balance for 2015 to 2020 have been revised regarding the following items: - For 2109 and 2020 final consumption of heat in agriculture is a few PJ lower and for services a few PJ higher. This is the result of improved interpretation of available data in supply of heat to agriculture. - During the production of geothermal heat by agriculture natural gas is produced as by-product. Now this is included in the energy balance. The amount increased from 0,2 PJ in 2015 to 0,7 PJ in 2020. - There are some improvements in the data for heat in industry with a magnitude of about 1 PJ or smaller. - There some other improvements, also about 1 PJ or smaller.

Changes as of June 15th 2023: Revised provisional figures of 2022 have been added.

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Renewable Energy Market Forecast 2023-2027

The renewable energy market is estimated to grow by 1,776.08 GW at a CAGR of 8.91% between 2022 and 2027. The market growth relies on several factors, notably the escalating global energy demand driven by industrialization and urbanization. Additionally, governments' increasing support for clean energy initiatives, coupled with rising investments in clean energy technologies, fosters market expansion. These investments fuel innovation and drive the adoption of renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, contributing to sustainability efforts worldwide. As clean energy solutions become more cost-effective and efficient, they attract greater interest from consumers and businesses alike, propelling further market growth and development. It also includes an in-depth analysis of drivers, trends, and challenges. Furthermore, the report includes historic market data from 2017 to 2021.

Renewable Energy Market Growth and Analysis

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The Renewable Energy Market is witnessing substantial growth driven by increasing demand for renewable energy and the implementation of supportive policy frameworks. With the cumulative world renewable capacity on the rise, there's an accelerated case for transitioning towards distributed solar PV and wind energy solutions. Residential systems and utility-scale installations are meeting diverse energy needs while addressing concerns about energy security and environmental conditions. Interest rates and investment costs play critical roles in shaping the market dynamics, impacting the adoption of solar PV capacity and wind turbines. As policy makers advocate for sustainability, the market continues to expand, offering solutions for both commercial and residential sectors amid the ongoing global energy crisis.

Market Dynamics

The Renewable Energy Market refers to the global business sector involved in the production, distribution, and consumption of energy derived from renewable sources such as Solar, Hydro, Wind, and Biomass. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulates this market, ensuring transparency and compliance with regulations. The industry is driven by the increasing global awareness of the need to reduce carbon emissions and the depletion of traditional energy resources. Investors are particularly interested in this sector due to its potential for long-term returns and its alignment with sustainability goals. The costs of renewable energy technologies have been decreasing, making them increasingly competitive with traditional energy sources. The Solar and Wind industries are currently leading the market, with Solar having the largest market share. The market is expected to grow significantly in the coming years, driven by government incentives, technological advancements, and increasing consumer demand. Our researchers analyzed the data with 2022 as the base year, along with the key drivers, trends, and challenges. A holistic analysis of drivers will help companies refine their marketing strategies to gain a competitive advantage.

Market Driver

Supportive government policies is one of the key drivers supporting market growth. Governments across the world support the adoption of solar PV systems by providing incentives, subsidies, and tax benefits to producers and consumers. For instance, in the US, the investment tax credit (ITC) is an important federal policy developed to support the adoption of this in the country.

Many countries are formulating policies to promote the development and adoption of solar power technologies. One such notable example is the FiT policy, formulated to encourage investments in these technologies. This policy covers various aspects of the solar PV industry, including eligibility criteria, bonuses, and various other grants. Such policies are expected to drive market growth during the forecast period.

Market Trends

The emergence of zero-energy buildings is another factor supporting the market. The construction industry is adopting these multiple efficiency measures, including improved designs and materials that promote a healthy and productive environment, minimize the issues associated with GHG emissions, and reduce fossil fuel-based consumption. Fossil fuels accounted for approximately 70% of this growth. Asian countries, including China and India, have been major contributors to this trend. The increasing demand for electricity has been driven by various factors, such as environmental conditions, ESG concerns, and the shift towards electrification in smart cities. Renewable energy sources, including hydroelectric power, wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, and ocean power, have emerged as viable alternatives to fossil fuels. Companies like Acciona, Enel Spa, Innergex, General Electric, Invenergy, Sol Customer Solutions, and Engie are leading the charge in th

This data set contains energy use data from 2009-2014 for 139 municipally operated buildings. Metrics include: Site & Source EUI, annual electricity, natural gas and district steam consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and energy cost. Weather-normalized data enable building performance comparisons over time, despite unusual weather events.

State comparisons data for energy production and consumption, specific utilities, etc. Data include a national ranking.

Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) is a comprehensive policy scorecard assessing the investment climate for sustainable energy and focusing on three key areas: energy access, energy efficiency and renewable energy. RISE covers 111 countries across the developed and developing worlds, which together represent over 90% of global population, GDP and energy consumption. With 28 indicators, 85 sub-indicators and 158 data points per country, RISE helps policy makers to understand how they are doing, compare across countries, learn from peer groups, and identify priority actions for the future.

The source data and documents for 111 countries are available at http://rise.worldbank.org/library

To learn more, please visit http://rise.worldbank.org/