Global renewables consumption has continuously increased over the years, amounting to 27 exajoules in 2018. Between 2025 and 2050, figures are forecasted to rise further and peak at 161 exajoules in 2050.
Renewables consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050*
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BP. (September 14, 2020). Renewables consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050* (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218316/renewable-energy-consumption-worldwide/
BP. "Renewables consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050* (in exajoules)." Chart. September 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218316/renewable-energy-consumption-worldwide/
BP. (2020). Renewables consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050* (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218316/renewable-energy-consumption-worldwide/
BP. "Renewables Consumption Worldwide from 2000 to 2018, with a Forecast until 2050* (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218316/renewable-energy-consumption-worldwide/
BP, Renewables consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050* (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218316/renewable-energy-consumption-worldwide/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Renewables consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050* (in exajoules) [Graph], BP, September 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/218316/renewable-energy-consumption-worldwide/