Petroleum is the primary source of energy in the United States, with a consumption of 35.35 quadrillion British thermal units in 2024. Closely following, the U.S. had 34.2 quadrillion British thermal units of energy derived from natural gas. Energy consumption by sector in the United States Petroleum is predominantly utilized as a fuel in the transportation sector, which is also the second-largest consumer of energy in the U.S. with almost 30 percent of the country’s total energy consumption in 2024. This figure is topped only by the energy-guzzling industrial sector, a major consumer of fossil fuels such as petroleum and natural gas. Renewable energy in the United States Despite the prevalence of fossil fuels in the U.S. energy mix, the use of renewable energy consumption has grown immensely in the last decades to approximately 11 exajoules in 2023. Most of the renewable energy produced in the U.S. is derived from biomass, hydro and wind sources. In 2024, renewable electricity accounted for approximately 24 percent of the nation’s total electricity generation.

In 2022, consumption of primary energy per capita in the United Stated amounted to 284 million British thermal units. Per capita consumption of energy has increased since the 1950s in the United States. However, in the advent of vehicle and electricity efficiency standards, per capita consumption has decreased in recent years.

United States US: Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption: % of Total data was reported at 82.776 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 82.935 % for 2014. United States US: Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption: % of Total data is updated yearly, averaging 87.236 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2015, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.982 % in 1967 and a record low of 82.776 % in 2015. United States US: Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption: % of Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Energy Production and Consumption. Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.; ; IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/; Weighted average; Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Abstract

The U.S. Residential Energy Consumption Survey, administered by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), uses a nationally representative sample to collect information about home characteristics, household energy usage, and energy cost. The microdata at the household level from 2020, 2015, 2009, 2005, 2001, 1997, 1993,1990, and 1987, made available by the EIA for public use, were curated by Carnegie Mellon University Libraries to make it more accessible for data analysis.

Methodology

Survey background and technical information

Usage

• Microdata are organized by year and can be found in "Tables;"
• Years include 2020, 2015, 2009, 2005, 2001, 1997, 1993, 1990, and 1987;
• In "Files," there are 9 folders (named by year), each of which contains the codebook(s) for a given year; for a given year, the codebook is provided in one file for all variables, if the EIA made this available; for some years, the EIA uses multiple files to organize its codebook (e.g., 1997);
• For 2020, 2015, and 2009, there is a PDF file (e.g., microdata_guide_xxxx) that describes how to use the provided sample weights to calculate standard errors; for other years, similar instructions can be found via the URL of the microdata description page on the EIA's website, provided in the description field of the microdata table for a given year (e.g., 1993).

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United States Electricity Consumption data was reported at 10.243 kWh/Day bn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.765 kWh/Day bn for Feb 2025. United States Electricity Consumption data is updated monthly, averaging 9.940 kWh/Day bn from Jan 1991 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 411 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.179 kWh/Day bn in Jul 2024 and a record low of 7.190 kWh/Day bn in Apr 1991. United States Electricity Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RB004: Electricity Supply and Consumption. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Energy Consumption: Trans: Primary: FF: Coal data was reported at 0.000 BTU tn in Apr 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 BTU tn for Mar 2018. Energy Consumption: Trans: Primary: FF: Coal data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 BTU tn from Jan 1973 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 544 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.384 BTU tn in May 1973 and a record low of 0.000 BTU tn in Apr 2018. Energy Consumption: Trans: Primary: FF: Coal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.RB002: Energy Consumption.

Fossil fuel consumption in the United States amounted to 77.41 quadrillion British thermal units in 2024, a slight increase in comparison to the previous year. Renewables consumption has progressively increased within the period of consideration, reaching 8.6 quadrillion British thermal units that in 2024.

Industrial Energy End Use in the U.S

Facility-Level Combustion Energy Data

By US Open Data Portal, data.gov [source]

About this dataset

This dataset contains in-depth facility-level information on industrial combustion energy use in the United States. It provides an essential resource for understanding consumption patterns across different sectors and industries, as reported by large emitters (>25,000 metric tons CO2e per year) under the U.S. EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Our records have been calculated using EPA default emissions factors and contain data on fuel type, location (latitude, longitude), combustion unit type and energy end use classified by manufacturing NAICS code. Additionally, our dataset reveals valuable insight into the thermal spectrum of low-temperature energy use from a 2010 Energy Information Administration Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS). This information is critical to assessing industrial trends of energy consumption in manufacturing sectors and can serve as an informative baseline for efficient or renewable alternative plans of operation at these facilities. With this dataset you're just a few clicks away from analyzing research questions related to consumption levels across industries, waste issues associated with unconstrained fossil fuel burning practices and their environmental impacts

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How to use the dataset

This dataset provides detailed information on industrial combustion energy end use in the United States. Knowing how certain industries use fuel can be valuable for those interested in reducing energy consumption and its associated environmental impacts.

• To make the most out of this dataset, users should first become familiar with what's included by looking at the columns and their respective definitions. After becoming familiar with the data, users should start to explore areas of interest such as Fuel Type, Report Year, Primary NAICS Code, Emissions Indicators etc. The more granular and specific details you can focus on will help build a stronger analysis from which to draw conclusions from your data set.

• Next steps could include filtering your data set down by region or end user type (such as direct related processes or indirect support activities). Segmenting your data set further can allow you to identify trends between fuel type used in different regions or compare emissions indicators between different processes within manufacturing industries etc. By taking a closer look through this lens you may be able to find valuable insights that can help inform better decision making when it comes to reducing energy consumption throughout industry in both public and private sectors alike.

• if exploring specific trends within industry is not something that’s of particular interest to you but rather understanding general patterns among large emitters across regions then it may be beneficial for your analysis to group like-data together and take averages over larger samples which better represent total production across an area or multiple states (timeline varies depending on needs). This approach could open up new possibilities for exploring correlations between economic productivity metrics compared against industrial energy use over periods of time which could lead towards more formal investigations about where efforts are being made towards improved resource efficiency standards among certain industries/areas of production compared against other more inefficient sectors/regionsetc — all from what's already present here!

By leveraging the information provided within this dataset users have access to many opportunities for finding all sorts of interesting yet practical insights which can have important impacts far beyond understanding just another singular statistic alone; so happy digging!

Research Ideas

• Analyzing the trends in combustion energy uses by region across different industries.
• Predicting the potential of transitioning to clean and renewable sources of energy considering the current end-uses and their magnitude based on this data.
• Creating an interactive web map application to visualize multiple industrial sites, including their energy sources and emissions data from this dataset combined with other sources (EPA’s GHGRP, MECS survey, etc)

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. Data Source

License

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The United States' energy production reached an estimated 104.38 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2024, while consumption amounted to approximately 93.51 Btu. The country's energy production is projected to reach around 109 Btu by 2050.

Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in United States was reported at 10.9 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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Energy Consumption: Renewable Energy (RE) data was reported at 910.588 BTU tn in Jul 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,016.656 BTU tn for Jun 2018. Energy Consumption: Renewable Energy (RE) data is updated monthly, averaging 517.274 BTU tn from Jan 1973 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 547 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,036.540 BTU tn in May 2018 and a record low of 304.328 BTU tn in Feb 1977. Energy Consumption: Renewable Energy (RE) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.RB002: Energy Consumption.

U.S. power consumption is projected to reach record highs in 2025 and 2026, driven by increased demand from data centers, AI, and cryptocurrency, with a shift towards renewable energy sources.

Energy Consumption: Industrial: Electricity Retail Sales data was reported at 257.067 BTU tn in Apr 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 261.989 BTU tn for Mar 2018. Energy Consumption: Industrial: Electricity Retail Sales data is updated monthly, averaging 271.116 BTU tn from Jan 1973 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 544 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 321.844 BTU tn in Aug 2000 and a record low of 182.314 BTU tn in Dec 1974. Energy Consumption: Industrial: Electricity Retail Sales data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.RB002: Energy Consumption.

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Energy Consumption: Industrial: Primary: FF: Natural Gas excl Supple data was reported at 863.841 BTU tn in Apr 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 909.492 BTU tn for Mar 2018. Energy Consumption: Industrial: Primary: FF: Natural Gas excl Supple data is updated monthly, averaging 720.198 BTU tn from Jan 1973 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 544 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,023.256 BTU tn in Dec 1973 and a record low of 383.434 BTU tn in Feb 1977. Energy Consumption: Industrial: Primary: FF: Natural Gas excl Supple data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.RB002: Energy Consumption.

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The average for 2023 based on 24 countries was 4.858 quadrillion Btu. The highest value was in the USA: 93.691 quadrillion Btu and the lowest value was in Montserrat: 0 quadrillion Btu. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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