This statistic shows the final energy consumption of select industrial sectors worldwide in 2015, broken down by source. In that year, the iron and steel industry consumed around 26 exajoules of energy derived from coal.
Final energy consumption of industrial sectors worldwide in 2015, by source
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Coal
Oil
Natural gas
Electricity and heat*
Feedstock**
Other (including bioenergy)
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* Electricity sourced from the power grid. Heat from an external source.
** According to the source, feedstock consists of oil (18 exajoules) and natural gas (7 exajoules).
*** Nonferrous metals; transport equipment; machinery, mining, and quarrying; food and tobacco; paper, pulp and print; wood and wood products; textile and leather, construction, non-specified industry.
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McKinsey & Company. (June 1, 2018). Final energy consumption of industrial sectors worldwide in 2015, by source (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264645/energy-consumed-by-selected-industries/
McKinsey & Company. "Final energy consumption of industrial sectors worldwide in 2015, by source (in exajoules)." Chart. June 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264645/energy-consumed-by-selected-industries/
McKinsey & Company. (2018). Final energy consumption of industrial sectors worldwide in 2015, by source (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264645/energy-consumed-by-selected-industries/
McKinsey & Company. "Final Energy Consumption of Industrial Sectors Worldwide in 2015, by Source (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264645/energy-consumed-by-selected-industries/
McKinsey & Company, Final energy consumption of industrial sectors worldwide in 2015, by source (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264645/energy-consumed-by-selected-industries/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Final energy consumption of industrial sectors worldwide in 2015, by source (in exajoules) [Graph], McKinsey & Company, June 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264645/energy-consumed-by-selected-industries/
