Key World Energy Statistics 2020
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Supply
World total energy supply by source, 1971-2018
OpenOECD total energy supply by source, 1971-2019
OpenWorld total energy supply by region, 1971-2018
OpenWorld total energy supply by IEA region, 1971-2018
OpenWorld total energy supply by region, 1990-2018
OpenOECD total energy supply by region, 1971-2019
OpenOil
World crude oil production by region, 1971-2019
OpenIncludes production of crude oil, NGL, feedstocks, additives and other hydrocarbons. Excludes liquids from other fuel sources (renewables, coal and natural gas).
Producers |
Mt |
% of world total |
---|---|---|
United States |
742 |
16.7 |
Russian Federation |
560 |
12.6 |
Saudi Arabia |
546 |
12.3 |
Canada |
265 |
6.0 |
Iraq |
234 |
5.3 |
People's Rep. of China |
192 |
4.3 |
United Arab Emirates |
189 |
4.3 |
Islamic Rep. of Iran |
146 |
3.3 |
Brazil |
145 |
3.3 |
Kuwait |
144 |
3.2 |
Rest of the world |
1 276 |
28.7 |
World |
4 439 |
100.0 |
Notes: 2019 provisional data. Sources: IEA, World Energy Statistics, 2020.
Net exporters |
Mt |
---|---|
Saudi Arabia |
368 |
Russian Federation |
260 |
Iraq |
190 |
Canada |
148 |
United Arab Emirates |
125 |
Islamic Rep. of Iran |
106 |
Kuwait |
105 |
Nigeria |
93 |
Kazakhstan |
70 |
Angola |
67 |
Others |
550 |
Total |
2 082 |
Net importers |
Mt |
---|---|
People's Rep. of China |
459 |
United States |
292 |
India |
226 |
Korea |
151 |
Japan |
151 |
Germany |
85 |
Spain |
67 |
Italy |
63 |
Netherlands |
61 |
Singapore |
55 |
Others |
525 |
Total |
2 135 |
Notes: 2018 data.
Natural gas
World natural gas production by region, 1971-2019
OpenNet exports and net imports include pipeline gas and LNG.
Producers |
bcm |
% of world total |
---|---|---|
United States |
955 |
23.4 |
Russian Federation |
750 |
18.3 |
Islamic Rep. of Iran |
232 |
5.7 |
People’s Rep. of China |
178 |
4.4 |
Canada |
177 |
4.3 |
Qatar |
168 |
4.1 |
Australia |
142 |
3.5 |
Norway |
119 |
2.9 |
Saudi Arabia |
98 |
2.4 |
Algeria |
91 |
2.2 |
Rest of the world |
1 179 |
28.8 |
World |
4 089 |
100.0 |
Notes: 2019 provisional data. Sources: IEA, Natural Gas Information, 2020.
Net exporters |
bcm |
---|---|
Russian Federation |
265 |
Qatar |
124 |
Norway |
113 |
Australia |
95 |
United States |
54 |
Turkmenistan |
52 |
Canada |
51 |
Algeria |
43 |
Nigeria |
29 |
Malaysia |
24 |
Others |
203 |
Total |
1 053 |
Net importers |
bcm |
---|---|
People’s Rep. of China |
122 |
Japan |
105 |
Germany |
103 |
Italy |
71 |
Mexico |
57 |
Korea |
54 |
Turkey |
44 |
France |
44 |
United Kingdom |
39 |
Spain |
36 |
Others |
324 |
Total |
999 |
Notes: 2019 provisional data.
Coal
World coal production by region, 1971-2019
OpenIncludes steam coal, coking coal, lignite and recovered coal.
Producers |
Mt |
% of world total |
---|---|---|
People’s Rep. of China |
3 693 |
46.6 |
India |
769 |
9.7 |
United States |
640 |
8.1 |
Indonesia |
616 |
7.8 |
Australia |
503 |
6.4 |
Russian Federation |
418 |
5.3 |
South Africa |
254 |
3.2 |
Germany |
131 |
1.7 |
Poland |
112 |
1.4 |
Kazakhstan |
105 |
1.3 |
Rest of the world |
680 |
8.5 |
World |
7 921 |
100.0 |
Notes: 2019 provisional data. Sources: IEA, World Energy Statistics, 2020; IEA, Coal Information, 2020.
Net exporters |
Mt |
---|---|
Indonesia |
448 |
Australia |
393 |
Russian Federation |
189 |
South Africa |
78 |
United States |
78 |
Colombia |
71 |
Mongolia |
28 |
Canada |
28 |
Kazakhstan |
25 |
Mozambique |
10 |
Others |
4 |
Total |
1 352 |
Net importers |
Mt |
---|---|
People’s Rep. of China |
296 |
India |
246 |
Japan |
185 |
Korea |
130 |
Chinese Taipei |
67 |
Viet Nam |
43 |
Germany |
41 |
Turkey |
38 |
Malaysia |
35 |
Thailand |
23 |
Others |
235 |
Total |
1 339 |
Notes: 2019 provisional data.
Nuclear
World nuclear electricity production by region, 1971-2018
OpenExcludes countries with no nuclear production.
Producers |
TWh |
% of world total |
---|---|---|
United States |
841 |
31.0 |
France |
413 |
15.2 |
People’s Rep. of China |
295 |
10.9 |
Russian Federation |
205 |
7.5 |
Korea |
134 |
4.9 |
Canada |
101 |
3.7 |
Ukraine |
84 |
3.1 |
Germany |
76 |
2.8 |
Sweden |
69 |
2.5 |
United Kingdom |
65 |
2.4 |
Rest of the world |
427 |
16.0 |
World |
2 710 |
100.0 |
Notes: 2018 data. Sources: IEA, World Energy Statistics, 2020; IEA, Electricity Information, 2020.
Net installed capacity |
GW |
---|---|
United States |
99 |
France |
63 |
People’s Rep. of China |
43 |
Japan |
37 |
Russian Federation |
27 |
Korea |
22 |
Canada |
14 |
Ukraine |
13 |
Germany |
10 |
United Kingdom |
9 |
Rest of the world |
60 |
World |
397 |
Sources: International Atomic Energy Agency |
Country |
% of nuclear in total domestic electricity generation |
---|---|
France |
71.0 |
Ukraine |
52.8 |
Sweden |
42.0 |
Korea |
22.6 |
United Kingdom |
19.5 |
United States |
18.9 |
Russian Federation |
18.4 |
Canada |
15.4 |
Germany |
11.8 |
People’s Rep. of China |
4.1 |
Rest of the world |
7.6 |
World |
10.1 |
Notes: 2018 data.
Hydroelectricity
World hydroelectricity production by region, 1971-2018
OpenIncludes electricity production from pumped storage. Excludes countries with no hydro production.
Producers |
TWh |
% of world total |
---|---|---|
People’s Rep. of China |
1 232 |
28.5 |
Brazil |
389 |
9.0 |
Canada |
386 |
8.9 |
United States |
317 |
7.3 |
Russian Federation |
193 |
4.5 |
India |
151 |
3.5 |
Norway |
140 |
3.2 |
Japan |
88 |
2.0 |
Viet Nam |
84 |
1.9 |
France |
71 |
1.6 |
Rest of the world |
1 274 |
29.6 |
World |
4 325 |
100.0 |
Notes: 2018 data. Sources: IEA, World Energy Statistics, 2020; IEA, Renewables Information, 2020.
Net installed capacity |
GW |
---|---|
People’s Rep. of China |
352 |
Brazil |
105 |
United States |
103 |
Canada |
81 |
Russian Federation |
51 |
Japan |
50 |
India |
49 |
Norway |
33 |
Turkey |
28 |
France |
26 |
Rest of the world |
414 |
World |
1 293 |
Sources: IEA, Renewable energy market update, United Nations Statistics Division. |
Country |
% of hydro in total domestic electricity generation |
---|---|
Norway |
95.0 |
Brazil |
64.7 |
Canada |
59.0 |
Viet Nam |
34.9 |
Russian Federation |
17.3 |
People’s Rep. of China |
17.2 |
France |
12.1 |
India |
9.6 |
Japan |
8.4 |
United States |
7.1 |
Rest of the world |
15.6 |
World |
16.2 |
Notes: 2018 data. Includes electricity produced from pumped storage. Rest of the world excludes countries with no hydro production.
Wind
World wind electricity production by region, 2005-2018
OpenExcludes countries with no wind production.
Producers |
TWh |
% of world total |
---|---|---|
People’s Rep. of China |
366 |
28.7 |
United States |
276 |
21.7 |
Germany |
110 |
8.6 |
India |
64 |
5.0 |
United Kingdom |
57 |
4.5 |
Spain |
51 |
4.0 |
Brazil |
48 |
3.8 |
Canada |
33 |
2.6 |
France |
29 |
2.2 |
Turkey |
20 |
1.6 |
Rest of the world |
220 |
17.3 |
World |
1 273 |
100.0 |
Notes: 2018 data. Sources: IEA, World Energy Statistics, 2020; IEA, Renewables Information, 2020; IEA, Renewable Energy Market Update.
Net installed capacity |
GW |
---|---|
People’s Rep. of China |
184.3 |
United States |
94.5 |
Germany |
58.8 |
India |
35.3 |
Spain |
23.4 |
United Kingdom |
21.8 |
France |
14.9 |
Brazil |
14.4 |
Canada |
12.8 |
Italy |
10.2 |
Rest of the world |
92.4 |
World |
562.9 |
Country |
% of wind in total domestic electricity generation |
---|---|
Spain |
18.5 |
Germany |
17.1 |
United Kingdom |
17.1 |
Brazil |
8.1 |
Turkey |
6.5 |
United States |
6.2 |
People’s Rep. of China |
5.1 |
Canada |
5.1 |
France |
4.9 |
India |
4.1 |
Rest of the world |
2.5 |
World |
4.8 |
Notes: 2018 data. Rest of the world excludes countries with no wind production.
Solar
World solar PV electricity production by region, 2005-2018
OpenExcludes countries with no solar PV production.
Producers |
TWh |
% of world total |
---|---|---|
People’s Rep. of China |
177 |
31.9 |
United States |
81 |
14.7 |
Japan |
63 |
11.3 |
Germany |
46 |
8.3 |
India |
40 |
7.2 |
Italy |
23 |
4.1 |
United Kingdom |
13 |
2.3 |
France |
11 |
1.9 |
Australia |
10 |
1.8 |
Korea |
9 |
1.7 |
Rest of the world |
81 |
14.8 |
World |
554 |
100.0 |
Notes: 2018 data. Sources: IEA, World Energy Statistics, 2020; IEA, Renewables Information, 2020; IEA, Renewable Energy Market Update.
Net installed capacity |
GW |
---|---|
People’s Rep. of China |
175.1 |
United States |
62.5 |
Japan |
56.2 |
Germany |
45.2 |
India |
28.3 |
Italy |
20.1 |
United Kingdom |
13.1 |
Australia |
11.0 |
France |
9.6 |
Korea |
8.1 |
Rest of the world |
66.4 |
World |
495.4 |
Country |
% of solar PV in total domestic electricity generation |
---|---|
Italy |
7.8 |
Germany |
7.1 |
Japan |
5.9 |
United Kingdom |
3.9 |
Australia |
3.8 |
India |
2.5 |
People’s Rep. of China |
2.5 |
United States |
1.8 |
France |
1.8 |
Korea |
1.6 |
Rest of the world |
0.9 |
World |
2.1 |
Notes: 2018 data. Rest of the world excludes countries with no solar PV production.