OECD members - Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in OECD members was 79.68 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 94.64 in 1969, while its lowest value was 79.68 in 2015.

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 94.13
1961 94.10
1962 94.22
1963 94.42
1964 94.54
1965 94.52
1966 94.43
1967 94.57
1968 94.57
1969 94.64
1970 94.55
1971 94.10
1972 93.82
1973 93.84
1974 93.18
1975 92.38
1976 92.42
1977 91.77
1978 91.16
1979 91.11
1980 90.52
1981 89.46
1982 88.64
1983 87.66
1984 86.72
1985 85.69
1986 84.98
1987 84.62
1988 84.32
1989 84.21
1990 83.53
1991 83.01
1992 82.87
1993 82.69
1994 82.64
1995 82.30
1996 82.33
1997 82.68
1998 82.44
1999 82.33
2000 82.31
2001 82.57
2002 82.54
2003 82.77
2004 82.38
2005 82.15
2006 81.85
2007 82.07
2008 81.55
2009 80.78
2010 80.62
2011 80.99
2012 81.03
2013 80.53
2014 80.16
2015 79.68

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