The chemical manufacturing industry is the most energy intensive subsector within the manufacturing sector in the United States. As of 2018, the chemical industry consumed 3.8 quadrillion British thermal units of fuel and 4.3 quadrillion British thermal units of non-fuel in order to power its production. There are six industries responsible for the majority of energy consumption - chemicals, petroleum and coal products, paper, primary metals, food, and nonmetallic mineral products.
Energy consumption in the manufacturing industries in the United States as of 2018, by type
(in trillion British thermal units)
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EIA. (February 23, 2021). Energy consumption in the manufacturing industries in the United States as of 2018, by type (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011858/us-manufacturing-sectors-energy-consumption-by-industry/
EIA. "Energy consumption in the manufacturing industries in the United States as of 2018, by type (in trillion British thermal units)." Chart. February 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011858/us-manufacturing-sectors-energy-consumption-by-industry/
EIA. (2021). Energy consumption in the manufacturing industries in the United States as of 2018, by type (in trillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011858/us-manufacturing-sectors-energy-consumption-by-industry/
EIA. "Energy Consumption in The Manufacturing Industries in The United States as of 2018, by Type (in Trillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011858/us-manufacturing-sectors-energy-consumption-by-industry/
EIA, Energy consumption in the manufacturing industries in the United States as of 2018, by type (in trillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011858/us-manufacturing-sectors-energy-consumption-by-industry/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Energy consumption in the manufacturing industries in the United States as of 2018, by type (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, February 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011858/us-manufacturing-sectors-energy-consumption-by-industry/
