European Union - Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in European Union was 69.89 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 94.79 in 1969, while its lowest value was 69.68 in 2014.

Definition: Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1960 93.76
1961 93.63
1962 93.81
1963 94.20
1964 94.57
1965 94.61
1966 94.14
1967 94.36
1968 94.50
1969 94.79
1970 94.22
1971 94.51
1972 93.99
1973 94.48
1974 94.27
1975 93.44
1976 93.90
1977 92.65
1978 92.50
1979 92.51
1980 91.78
1981 89.77
1982 89.07
1983 87.74
1984 85.79
1985 84.28
1986 83.59
1987 83.22
1988 82.28
1989 81.87
1990 80.88
1991 80.36
1992 79.71
1993 79.01
1994 78.88
1995 78.90
1996 78.71
1997 78.17
1998 78.28
1999 77.77
2000 77.37
2001 77.24
2002 77.09
2003 77.06
2004 76.67
2005 76.41
2006 76.13
2007 75.72
2008 74.83
2009 73.80
2010 73.19
2011 72.83
2012 71.86
2013 71.03
2014 69.68
2015 69.89

Development Relevance: Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources because they take millions of years to form, and reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being made. In developing economies growth in energy use is closely related to growth in the modern sectors - industry, motorized transport, and urban areas - but energy use also reflects climatic, geographic, and economic factors (such as the relative price of energy). Energy use has been growing rapidly in low- and middle-income economies, but high-income economies still use almost five times as much energy on a per capita basis. Total energy use refers to the use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels (such as electricity and refined petroleum products). It includes energy from combustible renewables and waste - solid biomass and animal products, gas and liquid from biomass, and industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuel, heat, or electricity.

Limitations and Exceptions: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA data for economies that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. Data for combustible renewables and waste are often based on small surveys or other incomplete information and thus give only a broad impression of developments and are not strictly comparable across countries. The IEA reports include country notes that explain some of these differences. All forms of energy - primary energy and primary electricity - are converted into oil equivalents. A notional thermal efficiency of 33 percent is assumed for converting nuclear electricity into oil equivalents and 100 percent efficiency for converting hydroelectric power.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use