How much of world energy production and consumption is from renewable energy?
According to our International Energy Statistics, the amounts and percentage shares of world renewable energy production and consumption in 2024 are:
| Production | Consumption | ||
| Total energy (quadrillion Btu) | 605.6 | 606.0 | |
| Renewables | 42.4 | 42.7 | |
| Share of total | 7% | 7% | |
| Total liquid fuels (million b/d) | 103.1 | 102.8 | |
| Biofuels | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
| Share of total | 3% | 3% | |
| Total electricity (trillion kWh) | 30.7 | 28.5 | |
| Renewables | 10.0 | NA | |
| Share of total | 32% | NA | |
| Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, as of July 1, 2026; data are subject to change since last update. Note: Btu=British thermal Units; b/d=barrels per day; kWh=kilowatthours; NA=not available | |||
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