Sources

IEA (2026), World Energy Outlook 2026 (forthcoming).

Notes

Electricity used for heat in industry has been revised upwards compared with Renewables 2025, reflecting a more granular split of energy-intensive sectors by end-use and updated input data on the split by end-use (heating, mechanical, lighting, cooling and other) based on the latest Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS) data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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