The primary energy consumption of the World

Between 1973 and 2022, primary energy consumption of World grew substantially from 5,688.12 to 14,427.25 million tonnes oil equivalent rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 5.46% in 2021 and then decreased to 1.11% in 2022.

China is the top country by primary energy consumption in the world. As of 2022, primary energy consumption in China was 3,806.96 million tonnes oil equivalent that accounts for 27.32% of the world's primary energy consumption. The top 5 countries (others are the United States of America, India, Russian Federation, and Japan) account for 58.02% of it. The world's total primary energy consumption was estimated at 13,933.79 million tonnes oil equivalent in 2022.