BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 217 Primary energy 8 Consumption 8 Consumption by fuel 9 66 th edition
Primary energy Consumption* Growth rate per annum Million tonnes oil equivalent 26 27 28 29 2 211 212 213 214 215 216 216 25-15 Share 216 US 2331.6 237.2 2318.8 225.1 2284.1 2264.5 229.3 227.6 2296.5 2275.9 2272.7 -.4% -.3% 17.1% Canada 319.5 325.4 326. 3.5 315.5 327.6 326.5 336.1 334.3 327.7 329.7.3%.2% 2.5% Mexico 172.9 17.8 174.3 174.1 178.3 186.5 188.5 189.1 19.4 188.8 186.5-1.5% 1.2% 1.4% Total North America 2824.1 2866.5 2819.2 2689.7 2777.8 2778.6 2724.3 2795.9 2821.2 2792.4 2788.9 -.4% -.2% 21.% Argentina 72.5 75.6 76.8 74.8 79.7 81.4 83.4 86.5 86.7 88.7 88.9 -.1% 2.5%.7% Brazil 216.8 231.8 243.9 243. 267.6 279.7 284.8 296.8 34.9 32.6 297.8-1.8% 3.7% 2.2% Chile 3.6 31.5 31.2 3.9 3.4 33.7 34.1 34.4 35.4 35.9 36.8 2.% 2.4%.3% Colombia 3.7 3.8 34. 32. 34.2 35.7 38.4 38.2 4.3 41. 41.1 4.2%.3% Ecuador.3 11. 11.7 11.5 12.7 13.5 14.3 14.7 15.5 15.5 15.3-1.3% 4.7%.1% Peru 13.8 15.1 16.4 16.7 18.5 2.3 21.2 21.7 22.4 23.7 25.3 6.3% 5.7%.2% Trinidad & Tobago 2.9 21.8 21.4 22.1 23.1 23.1 22. 22.4 21.9 21.6 19.4 -.7% 2.8%.1% Venezuela 78.5 81.2 84.4 82.9 8.7 8.3 84.1 83.3 78.1 78.8 74.6-5.5% 1.1%.6% Other S. & Cent. America 93.8 95.1 93.4 92.2 94.8 97.8 98.7 98.7 98.9 2.6 6.2 3.3% 1.2%.8% Total S. & Cent. America 567.8 593.9 613.2 66. 641.7 665.4 68.9 696.7 74.1 7.4 75.3-1.% 2.8% 5.3% Austria 35.8 35. 35.7 34.6 35.9 33.8 35.4 35.1 33.8 33.9 35.1 3.3% -.6%.3% Azerbaijan 13.6 12.3 12.3.9.7 11.9 12.3 12.6 13.2 14.5 14.5 -.4%.5%.1% Belarus 26.3 25.7 25.9 24.4 25.9 25.9 27.9 24.7 25.5 22.4 23.7 5.4% -1.%.2% Belgium 65. 65.6 66.6 61.7 65.8 61. 58.7 6. 55.8 56.9 61.7 8.1% -1.3%.5% Bulgaria 2.1 19.6 19.5 17.1 17.8 19.1 18.1 16.7 17.9 19. 18.1-5.2% -.3%.1% Czech Republic 45.1 44.9 43.6 41.2 43.2 42.4 41.9 41.8 4.2 4.2 39.9-1.% -.9%.3% Denmark 21.6 2.5 19.8 18.5 19.5 18.4 17.1 17.9 17.4 16.9 17.1 1.1% -1.5%.1% Finland 32.2 32.2 31.1 28.9 31.6 29.1 28.1 27.7 26.7 26.7 27.1 1.4% -1.2%.2% France 261.2 257.5 259.1 245.4 253.4 244.7 244.8 247.2 237.6 239.4 235.9-1.7% -.9% 1.8% Germany 341.3 327.2 33.7 3.2 323.6 312.1 316.4 325.5 312.1 317.8 322.5 1.2% -.4% 2.4% Greece 34.3 34.6 33.5 32.7 31.5 3.7 29.3 27.9 26.3 26.4 25.9-2.2% -2.2%.2% Hungary 25.7 25.3 25. 22.9 23.5 22.6 21.1 2.1 2. 21.2 21.9 3.2% -2.%.2% Ireland 16.2 16.7 16.6 15.2 15.2 14.1 14. 13.7 13.7 14.5 15.2 4.1% -.9%.1% Italy 184.9 181. 179.2 167.1 172.2 168.5 162.2 155.7 146.9 149.9 151.3.7% -2.1% 1.1% Kazakhstan 47.4 52.7 55. 49.2 53.1 58.6 59.4 6.2 66.4 62.7 63..3% 3.5%.5% Lithuania 7.6 8.3 8.2 7.6 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.5.9% -3.7% Netherlands 95.3 95. 92.9 91.8 96.1 91.5 88.1 85.9 8.9 82.1 84.5 2.6% -1.6%.6% Norway 42.3 45.7 46.7 43.6 41.9 43. 47.8 45. 46.4 47.2 48.6 2.7%.3%.4% Poland 94.1 93.7 95.4 92. 98.2 98.7 95.7 96. 92.4 93.4 96.7 3.2%.3%.7% Portugal 25.1 25.2 24.2 24.4 25.6 24.5 22.4 24.5 24.6 24.6 26. 5.5% -.3%.2% Romania 39.6 38.6 39. 33.5 33.8 34.7 34. 31.5 32.5 32.6 33.1 1.2% -1.8%.2% Russian Federation 676.1 68.5 683.5 648. 673.3 694.9 695.2 686.8 689.2 681.7 673.9-1.4%.5% 5.1% Slovakia 18.4 17.3 17.9 16.3 17.4 16.8 16.2 16.8 15.5 15.7 15.9 1.4% -1.9%.1% Spain 154.1 158. 153.7 142.8 146.2 143.1 142.4 134.2 132.2 134.4 135..2% -1.2% 1.% Sweden 52. 53.1 52.8 48.1 51.8 51.3 54.5 51.3 51.4 52.9 52.2-1.7% -.5%.4% Switzerland 28.7 28.4 29.4 29.4 28.7 27.2 28.8 29.7 28.5 27.9 26.4-5.5%.2%.2% Turkey 95.8 2.8 3.3 4.3 111. 114.9 12.1 118.5 122.6 131.9 137.9 4.2% 4.4% 1.% Turkmenistan 21.4 24.2 24.5 22.7 25.9 27. 29.7 26.8 29.5 33.1 33.2.2% 5.4%.3% Ukraine 137.7 134.4 132.9 112.9 121. 125.7 122.6 114.7 1.2 83.9 87. 3.4% -4.7%.7% United Kingdom 226.3 219.7 216.4 25.2 2.5 198.8 22.1 2.9 188.6 19.9 188.1-1.7% -1.8% 1.4% Uzbekistan 45.7 48.4 52. 43.3 43.8 49.7 49.2 48.7 5.5 51.7 52.7 1.5% 1.1%.4% Other Europe & Eurasia 92.8 93.8 95.6 93.7 99. 97.3 95. 97. 93.6 94.8 97.6 2.6%.6%.7% Total Europe & Eurasia 323.5 317.7 322.2 2839.8 2952.6 2937.9 2936.3 29.6 2838.3 2846.6 2867.1.4% -.4% 21.6% Iran 194.2 28.2 215.9 223.5 224.6 234.6 235.2 246. 261.9 262.8 27.7 2.7% 4.% 2.% Israel 21.7 22.8 23.3 22.3 23.8 24.3 25.2 25.2 24.5 26. 26.4 1.5% 1.9%.2% Kuwait 28.9 28.8 3.5 31.6 34. 35.4 41. 39.5 37.6 41.5 41.7.3% 3.1%.3% Qatar 21.9 26.4 23.6 24.8 33.3 25.7 29.3 43.4 42.5 5.2 49.2-2.3% 9.5%.4% Saudi Arabia 164.5 171.4 186.9 196.5 216.1 222.2 235.7 237.4 252.1 26.8 266.5 1.9% 5.1% 2.% United Arab Emirates 66.2 73.1 84. 82.6 86.2 91.5 95.8 97.2 99.5 8.6 113.8 4.5% 5.6%.9% Other Middle East 94.8 94.8 3.5 9. 116.2 116.6 118.7 123.6 121.9 124.7 126.8 1.4% 2.9% 1.% Total Middle East 592.2 625.6 667.6 69.3 734.2 75.3 78.8 812.4 84. 874.6 895.1 2.1% 4.5% 6.7% Algeria 33.8 35.6 37.7 39.9 38.9 41.3 45.1 47.8 51.6 55.1 55.1 -.3% 5.4%.4% Egypt 65.4 69.6 73.6 76.5 8.7 82.1 86.5 85.7 85.4 86.7 91. 4.7% 3.4%.7% South Africa 113.2 115.4 124.4 124.3 125.3 123.6 121.9 123.6 125.2 12.1 122.3 1.5%.8%.9% Other Africa 122.3 127.4 133.8 132.7 144.1 141.1 149.3 158.3 165.6 171.7 171.8 -.2% 3.5% 1.3% Total Africa 334.8 347.9 369.5 373.4 388.9 388. 42.9 415.4 427.9 433.5 44.1 1.2% 2.8% 3.3% Australia 123.4 125.1 127.4 127.4 126.1 131.7 13.3 131.2 132.6 138.5 138. -.6% 1.8% 1.% Bangladesh 18. 18.8 19.9 21.9 22.9 24.3 26.5 27. 28.2 31.3 32.4 3.2% 6.3%.2% China 1974.7 2147.8 2229. 2328.1 2491.1 269.3 2797.4 295.3 297.6 35.9 353. 1.3% 5.3% 23.% China Hong Kong SAR 24.7 26.3 24.6 26.8 27.5 28.1 27. 27.8 27.1 27.9 28.6 2.3% 1.8%.2% India 414. 45.2 475.7 513.2 537.1 568.7 598.3 621.5 663.6 685.1 723.9 5.4% 5.7% 5.5% Indonesia 123.9 132.9 131.3 136. 149.3 162.8 17.5 174.2 162.9 164.8 175. 5.9% 3.% 1.3% Japan 52.4 516. 59.3 467.2 496. 47.4 467.7 464. 452.3 445.8 445.3 -.4% -1.6% 3.4% Malaysia 69.4 72.9 76.3 73.6 72.4 79.8 83.2 89.2 91.5 93.8 99.5 5.7% 3.3%.7% New Zealand 19. 19. 19.2 19.1 19.7 19.6 19.7 19.9 2.9 21. 21.4 1.8% 1.1%.2% Pakistan 64.9 68.7 69.2 7.1 7.5 7.6 71.4 71.7 73.5 77.1 83.2 7.6% 2.3%.6% Philippines 25.6 26.7 27.6 28. 28.8 29.5 3.5 32.5 34.4 37.7 42.1 11.3% 3.6%.3% Singapore 52.3 56.1 59.8 64.3 69. 71.7 72. 74.1 76.2 81. 84.1 3.5% 5.5%.6% South Korea 222.9 231.9 236.4 237.3 255. 268.9 271.8 272.2 274.9 28.2 286.2 1.9% 2.4% 2.2% Taiwan 5.6 1.3 4.2 2.4 8.6 8.7 8.4 9.9 112.1 111.1 112.1.6%.7%.8% Thailand 87.2 92.1 93.3 95.9 2.4 6.4 113.7 115.7 119.1 121.8 123.8 1.4% 3.5%.9% Vietnam 28.1 3.6 38.2 39.3 44.3 5.3 52.5 54.8 59.8 63.7 64.8 1.5% 7.5%.5% Other Asia Pacific 5.1 49.3 5.7 51.4 53.9 53.3 54.3 54.1 57.5 6.7 66.3 8.9% 2.4%.5% Total Asia Pacific 3924.3 4175. 4292.1 442.2 4674.7 4935.1 595.5 5245. 5357.2 5447.4 5579.7 2.1% 3.9% 42.% Total World 11266.7 11626.6 11783.8 1161.5 1217. 12455.3 1262.7 12866. 12988.8 135. 13276.3 1.% 1.8%.% of which: OECD 5677.4 5713.2 5662.2 5391.6 5593.8 5536.3 5481.8 554.4 5497.6 555.5 5529.1.2% -.3% 41.6% Non-OECD 5589.3 5913.4 6121.7 629.9 6576.2 6919. 7138.9 7325.6 7491.3 7599.5 7747.2 1.7% 3.7% 58.4% European Union 183.2 184.2 1796.7 1691.3 1754.5 1695.9 1681.2 1669.3 165. 1626.7 1642..7% -1.1% 12.4% CIS 983.6 994.6 2.1 926.8 969.5.6 14.6 991.9 993.2 967.4 965.6 -.5%.2% 7.3% * In this review, primary energy comprises commercially-traded fuels, including modern renewables used to generate electricity. Less than.5%. Notes: consumption is measured in million tonnes; other fuels in million tonnes of oil equivalent. Growth rates are adjusted for leap years. 8 BP Statistical Review of World Energy 217
Primary energy: Consumption by fuel* Million tonnes oil equivalent Natural gas 215 216 Nuclear energy Total Natural gas US 856.5 7.5 391.8 189.9 55.8 71.5 2275.9 863.1 716.3 358.4 191.8 59.2 83.8 2272.7 Canada 99.1 92.2 19.6 22.8 85.4 8.5 327.7.9 89.9 18.7 23.2 87.8 9.2 329.7 Mexico 84.4 78.4 12.7 2.6 7. 3.7 188.8 82.8 8.6 9.8 2.4 6.8 4.1 186.5 Total North America 4. 881.2 424.2 215.3 148.2 83.6 2792.4 46.9 886.8 386.9 217.4 153.9 97.1 2788.9 Argentina 32.2 43.4 1.4 1.6 9.6.6 88.7 31.9 44.6 1.1 1.9 8.7.7 88.9 Brazil 146.6 37.5 17.7 3.3 81.4 16. 32.6 138.8 32.9 16.5 3.6 86.9 19. 297.8 Chile 17.6 3.7 7.3 5.4 1.9 35.9 17.8 4.1 8.2 4.4 2.3 36.8 Colombia 15.6 9.6 5.3.1.4 41. 15.9 9.5 4.6.6.5 41.1 Ecuador 11.8.6 3..1 15.5 11..6 3.5.1 15.3 Peru.7 6.4.8 5.4.4 23.7 11.4 7.1.8 5.4.6 25.3 Trinidad & Tobago 2.2 19.4 21.6 2.2 17.2 19.4 Venezuela 3.2 31.1.2 17.3 78.8 28.7 32..1 13.9 74.6 Other S. & Cent. America 67.5 6.6 3.2 2.8 4.5 2.6 68.5 6.7 3.4 22.5 5.1 6.2 Total S. & Cent. America 334.4 158.3 35.9 5. 152.9 24. 7.4 326.2 154.7 34.7 5.5 156. 28.2 75.3 Austria 12.5 7.5 3.2 8.4 2.3 33.9 12.7 7.9 3.2 9. 2.4 35.1 Azerbaijan 4.5 9.6.4 14.5 4.6 9.4.4 14.5 Belarus 7.7 14..7 22.4 7.5 15.3.8.1 23.7 Belgium 31. 13.6 3.2 5.9.1 3.2 56.9 31.8 13.9 3. 9.8.1 3.2 61.7 Bulgaria 4.4 2.6 6.6 3.5 1.3.7 19. 4.5 2.7 5.7 3.6.9.7 18.1 Czech Republic 8.9 6.5 16.6 6.1.4 1.7 4.2 8.4 7. 16.9 5.5.5 1.7 39.9 Denmark 8. 2.8 1.7 4.3 16.9 8. 2.9 2.1 4.1 17.1 Finland 8.7 2. 3.8 5.3 3.8 3.1 26.7 9. 1.8 4.1 5.3 3.6 3.4 27.1 France 76.8 35.1 8.4 99. 12.3 7.9 239.4 76.4 38.3 8.3 91.2 13.5 8.2 235.9 Germany 1. 66.2 78.5 2.8 4.3 38.1 317.8 113. 72.4 75.3 19.1 4.8 37.9 322.5 Greece 14.9 2.5 5.6 1.4 2. 26.4 15.4 2.6 4.7 1.2 2.1 25.9 Hungary 7. 7.5 2.4 3.6.1.7 21.2 7.1 8. 2.3 3.6.1.8 21.9 Ireland 6.8 3.8 2.2.2 1.6 14.5 7. 4.3 2.2.2 1.5 15.2 Italy 57.6 55.3 12.3.3 14.3 149.9 58.1 58.1.9 9.3 15. 151.3 Kazakhstan 13.2 11.6 35.8 2.1 62.7 13.2 12. 35.6 2.1.1 63. Lithuania 2.8 2.1.2.1.3 5.4 3. 1.8.2.1.4 5.5 Netherlands 38.7 28.3 11..9 3.1 82.1 39.9 3.2.3.9 3.1 84.5 Norway.3 4.4.8 31.1.6 47.2.4 4.4.8 32.4.5 48.6 Poland 24.9 14.7 48.7.4 4.7 93.4 27.2 15.6 48.8.5 4.6 96.7 Portugal 11.5 4.3 3.3 2. 3.6 24.6 11.2 4.6 2.9 3.6 3.7 26. Romania 9.2 9. 5.9 2.6 3.8 2.2 32.6 9.5 9.5 5.4 2.6 4.1 2. 33.1 Russian Federation 144.2 362.5 92.2 44.2 38.5.2 681.7 148. 351.8 87.3 44.5 42.2.2 673.9 Slovakia 3.7 3.9 3.3 3.4.9.5 15.7 4. 4. 3.1 3.3 1..5 15.9 Spain 61.2 24.6 13.7 13. 6.3 15.6 134.4 62.5 25.2.4 13.3 8.1 15.5 135. Sweden 14.1.8 2.1 12.8 17. 6.1 52.9 14.7.8 2.2 14.2 14.1 6.1 52.2 Switzerland.7 2.6.1 5.3 8.5.7 27.9.2 2.7.1 4.8 7.8.8 26.4 Turkey 38.9 39.2 34.7 15.2 3.9 131.9 41.2 37.9 38.4 15.2 5.2 137.9 Turkmenistan 6.6 26.5 33.1 6.7 26.6 33.2 Ukraine 9.2 25.9 27.3 19.8 1.2.4 83.9 9.1 26.1 31.5 18.3 1.6.3 87. United Kingdom 71.8 61.3 23. 15.9 1.4 17.5 19.9 73.1 69. 11. 16.2 1.2 17.5 188.1 Uzbekistan 2.7 45.2 1.1 2.7 51.7 2.8 46.2 1. 2.7 52.7 Other Europe & Eurasia 33.3 13.6 23. 1.9 2.7 2.3 94.8 34.5 13.9 23. 1.8 21.7 2.5 97.6 Total Europe & Eurasia 865.9 99.2 471.3 263.9 194.7 141.6 2846.6 884.6 926.9 451.6 258.2 21.8 144. 2867.1 Iran 84.5 171.7 1.6.8 4.1.1 262.8 83.8 18.7 1.7 1.4 2.9.1 27.7 Israel 11.4 7.6 6.7.3 26. 11.6 8.7 5.7.4 26.4 Kuwait 22.3 19.2 41.5 22. 19.7 41.7 Qatar.7 39.5 5.2 11.7 37.5 49.2 Saudi Arabia 166.6 94..1 26.8 167.9 98.4.1 266.5 United Arab Emirates 4.9 66.4 1.3.1 8.6 43.5 69. 1.3.1 113.8 Other Middle East 76.5 45.9.5 1.8.1 124.7 77.3 47.1.5 1.8.2 126.8 Total Middle East 412.8 444.3.2.8 5.9.5 874.6 417.8 461.1 9.3 1.4 4.7.7 895.1 Algeria 19.5 35.5.1 55.1 18.9 36..1.1 55.1 Egypt 39.6 43..4 3.2.4 86.7 4.6 46.1.4 3.2.6 91. South Africa 27.9 4.6 83.4 2.8.2 1.4 12.1 26.9 4.6 85.1 3.6.2 1.8 122.3 Other Africa 95.1 39.2 11.4 23.5 2.4 171.7 98.9 37.6.3 22.4 2.6 171.8 Total Africa 182.1 122.2 95.3 2.8 26.9 4.2 433.5 185.4 124.3 95.9 3.6 25.8 5. 44.1 Australia 47.9 38.6 44.1 3.2 4.8 138.5 47.8 37. 43.8 4. 5.4 138. Bangladesh 6.2 24.2.7.2 31.3 6.6 24.8.8.2 32.4 China 561.8 175.3 1913.6 38.6 252.2 64.4 35.9 578.7 189.3 1887.6 48.2 263.1 86.1 353. China Hong Kong SAR 18.3 2.9 6.7 27.9 18.9 3. 6.7 28.6 India 195.8 41.2 396.6 8.7 3.2 12.7 685.1 212.7 45.1 411.9 8.6 29.1 16.5 723.9 Indonesia 71.8 36.4 51.2 3.1 2.4 164.8 72.6 33.9 62.7 3.3 2.6 175. Japan 189. 2.1 119.9 1. 19. 14.8 445.8 184.3.1 119.9 4. 18.1 18.8 445.3 Malaysia 35.5 37.6 16.9 3.5.3 93.8 36.3 38.7 19.9 4.2.3 99.5 New Zealand 7.5 4. 1.4 5.6 2.4 21. 7.7 4.2 1.2 5.9 2.4 21.4 Pakistan 24.6 39.2 4.7 1.1 7.3.3 77.1 27.5 4.9 5.4 1.3 7.7.4 83.2 Philippines 18.3 3. 11.6 2. 2.8 37.7 19.9 3.4 13.5 2.1 3.1 42.1 Singapore 69.4 11..4.2 81. 72.2 11.3.4.2 84.1 South Korea 113.8 39.3 85.5 37.3.5 3.9 28.2 122.1 4.9 81.6 36.7.6 4.3 286.2 Taiwan 46.5 16.5 37.8 8.3 1. 1. 111.1 46.7 17.2 38.6 7.2 1.5 1. 112.1 Thailand 57.3 43.8 17.6.9 2.3 121.8 59. 43.5 17.7.8 2.8 123.8 Vietnam 18.8 9.6 22.3 12.9 63.7 2.1 9.6 21.3 13.7.1 64.8 Other Asia Pacific 23.2 7. 16.9 13.3.3 6.7 24.4 7.2 2.6 13.8.3 66.3 Total Asia Pacific 155.8 631.6 2747.7 95. 354.7 112.7 5447.4 1557.3 65.3 2753.6 5.9 368.1 144.5 5579.7 Total World 4341. 3146.7 3784.7 582.7 883.2 366.7 135. 4418.2 324.1 3732. 592.1 9.3 419.6 13276.3 of which: OECD 262.4 1464.9 972.7 446.7 39.9 248.9 555.5 286.8 1495.2 913.3 446.8 316.8 27.1 5529.1 Non-OECD 2278.5 1681.8 2812. 136. 573.4 117.8 7599.5 2331.4 178.9 2818.7 145.2 593.4 149.5 7747.2 European Union 6.6 359.2 261.1 194. 77.2 134.6 1626.7 613.3 385.9 238.4 19. 78.7 135.6 1642. CIS 191.6 499.8 158.9 64.7 51.7.6 967.4 195.5 492. 157.9 63.3 56.2.7 965.6 * In this review, primary energy comprises commercially-traded fuels, including modern renewables used to generate electricity. Less than.5. Note: consumption is measured in million tonnes; other fuels in million tonnes of oil equivalent. Nuclear energy Total BP Statistical Review of World Energy 217 9
World consumption Million tonnes oil equivalent Natural gas 14 13 12 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 World primary energy consumption grew by 1.% in 216, well below the -year average of 1.8% and the third consecutive year at or below 1%. As was the case in 215, growth was below average in all regions except Europe & Eurasia. All fuels except oil and nuclear power grew at below-average rates. provided the largest increment to energy consumption at 77 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe), followed by natural gas (57 mtoe) and renewable power (53 mtoe). 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 Regional consumption by fuel 216 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 North America S. & Cent. America Europe & Eurasia Middle East Africa Asia Pacific remains the dominant fuel in Africa and the Americas, while natural gas dominates in Europe & Eurasia and the Middle East. is the dominant fuel in the Asia Pacific region, accounting for 49% of regional energy consumption. In 216, coal s share of primary energy fell to its lowest level in our data series in North America, Europe & Eurasia and Africa. BP Statistical Review of World Energy 217
Fuel consumption by region 216 Asia Pacific Africa Middle East Europe & Eurasia S. & Cent. America North America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Natural gas Asia is the leading consumer of oil, coal, hydroelectricity and for the first time in 216, the leading consumer of renewables in power generation, overtaking Europe & Eurasia. Europe & Eurasia remains the leading consumer of natural gas and nuclear power. Asia dominates global coal consumption, accounting for almost three quarters of global consumption (73.8%). Shares of global primary energy consumption Natural gas 5 4 3 2 66 68 7 72 74 76 78 8 82 84 86 88 9 92 94 96 98 2 4 6 8 12 14 16 remains the world s dominant fuel, making up roughly a third of all energy consumed. In 216 oil gained global market share for the second year in a row, following 15 years of declines from 1999 to 214. s market share fell to 28.1%, the lowest level since 24. in power generation accounted for a record 3.2% of global primary energy consumption. BP Statistical Review of World Energy 217 11