United States - Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in United States was 82.43 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 95.98 in 1967, while its lowest value was 82.43 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 95.53
1961 95.57
1962 95.61
1963 95.77
1964 95.80
1965 95.86
1966 95.96
1967 95.98
1968 95.92
1969 95.86
1970 95.92
1971 95.64
1972 95.37
1973 94.98
1974 94.16
1975 93.10
1976 93.01
1977 92.42
1978 91.74
1979 91.80
1980 91.43
1981 90.83
1982 90.04
1983 89.46
1984 88.90
1985 88.30
1986 87.66
1987 87.38
1988 87.08
1989 87.09
1990 86.44
1991 85.69
1992 85.57
1993 86.12
1994 85.91
1995 85.47
1996 85.51
1997 86.46
1998 86.09
1999 85.78
2000 85.88
2001 86.35
2002 86.25
2003 86.28
2004 86.12
2005 86.02
2006 85.63
2007 85.61
2008 84.97
2009 84.15
2010 84.15
2011 83.71
2012 83.44
2013 82.94
2014 83.09
2015 82.43

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