U.S. total energy statistics
Data for 2023, except were noted.1 Note: sum of share of totals below may not equal 100% because of independent rounding.
| Total primary energy production | 102.83 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) |
|---|---|
| By fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Natural gas | 38% | Petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids) | 34% |
| Coal | 11% | Renewable energy | 8% | Nuclear electric power | 8% |
| Total primary energy consumption | 93.59 quadrillion Btu |
|---|---|
| By fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Petroleum | 38% |
| Natural gas | 36% |
| Renewable energy | 9% |
| Coal | 9% |
| Nuclear electric power | 9% |
| By sector and share of total U.S. primary energy consumption | share of total |
| Electric power | 34% |
| Transportation | 30% |
| Industrial | 24% |
| Residential | 7% |
| Commercial | 5% |
| Energy trade | |
|---|---|
| Imports | 21.70 quadrillion Btu |
| Exports | 29.50 quadrillion Btu |
| Net imports | -7.80 quadrillion Btu |
| Net exports | 7.80 quadrillion Btu |
| Electricity generation | 4.18 trillion kilowatthours |
|---|---|
| By major fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Natural gas | 43% |
| Renewables2 | 21% |
| Nuclear | 19% |
| Coal | 16% |
| Petroleum | 0.4% |
| Other gases and sources3 | 0.3% |
| Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 4,794 million metric tons CO2 |
|---|---|
| By energy source | share of total |
| Petroleum | 47% |
| Natural gas | 37% |
| Coal | 16% |
| Energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions indicators | |
|---|---|
| Primary energy consumption per capita | 279 million Btu per person |
| Primary energy consumption per real dollar of GDP | 4.18 thousand Btu per chained (2017) dollar | Energy-related CO2 emissions per capita | 14.3 metric tons (31,526 pounds) per person |
| Energy-related CO2 emissions per real dollar of GDP | 214 metric tons (236 short tons) per million chained (2017) dollars |
1 Source: Monthly Energy Review, April 25, 2024; preliminary data for 2023.
2 Excludes pumped-storage hydro electricity generation.
3 Includes blast furnace gas and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, municipal solid waste from nonrenewable/non-biogenic sources, tire-derived fuels, and other miscellaneous sources.
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Last updated: May 7, 2024, with data available at the time of update.