Fossil fuel consumption in the United States amounted to 77.18 quadrillion British thermal units in 2023, down from some 78.5 quadrillion British thermal units in the previous year. Renewables consumption also slightly increased, reaching 8.24 quadrillion British thermal units that year.
Energy consumption from fossil fuels and renewables in the United States from 2000 to 2023
(in quadrillion British thermal units)
Characteristic
Total*
Fossil fuels**
Renewables**
2023
93.59
77.18
8.24
2022
94.79
78.5
8.09
2021
93.36
77.45
7.64
2020
88.85
73.14
7.3
2019
96.6
80.42
7.59
2018
97.4
81.28
7.53
2017
93.9
77.91
7.38
2016
94.09
78.32
7.12
2015
94.48
79.09
6.83
2014
95.33
80.02
6.8
2013
94.25
79.22
6.59
2012
91.68
77.3
6.15
2011
93.97
79.26
6.31
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* Includes nuclear energy, coal coke net imports, and electricity net imports, not shown separately.
** Fossil fuel data includes non-combustible use of fossil fuels. For renewables, most data are estimates. Renewables include conventional hydroelectric power, geothermal, solar, wind, and biomass.
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (April 25, 2024). Energy consumption from fossil fuels and renewables in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184024/us-energy-consumption-from-fossil-fuels-and-renewables-since-1999/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Energy consumption from fossil fuels and renewables in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in quadrillion British thermal units)." Chart. April 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184024/us-energy-consumption-from-fossil-fuels-and-renewables-since-1999/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2024). Energy consumption from fossil fuels and renewables in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in quadrillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184024/us-energy-consumption-from-fossil-fuels-and-renewables-since-1999/
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