Consumption of Renewable Energy in World from 2012 to 2018

September 28, 2020

Author: susil

We have witnessed an increasing trend in consumption of renewable energy in world from 2012 to 2018. However compound annual growth rate of 15.33% has been observed in consumption of renewable energy in world during the period under consideration.

Consumption of renewable energy was 238.5 million tonnes oil equivalent in world during 2012. It has jumped by 17.69% to 280.7 million tonnes oil equivalent during 2013 over 2012. We have seen annual growth of 17.44% in consumption of renewable energy in world during 2017 from 417.4 million tonnes oil equivalent during 2016. Consumption of renewable energy was 561.3 million tonnes oil equivalent in world during 2018, up by 14.5% against 490.2 million tonnes oil equivalent during 2017.

The maximum annual growth of 17.69% has been found in 2013 in consumption of renewable energy in world during the period under consideration.

Note: Data Figures in Million Tonnes Oil Equivalent; Primary energy comprises commercially-traded fuels, including modern renewables used to generate electricity; P: Provisional; Source : BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2019.

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/node/6781538

Resource Title: Trends in World Primary Energy Consumption by Fuel from 2012 to 2018