The global energy production increased by almost 90 percent between 1990 and 2022. That year, the world generated approximately 600 British thermal units of energy. China, the United States, and Russia were the largest energy producers in the world.
Primary energy production worldwide in selected years from 1990 to 2022
(in quadrillion British thermal units)
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EIA. (July 12, 2024). Primary energy production worldwide in selected years from 1990 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479754/primary-energy-production-worldwide/
EIA. "Primary energy production worldwide in selected years from 1990 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units)." Chart. July 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479754/primary-energy-production-worldwide/
EIA. (2024). Primary energy production worldwide in selected years from 1990 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479754/primary-energy-production-worldwide/
EIA. "Primary Energy Production Worldwide in Selected Years from 1990 to 2022 (in Quadrillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479754/primary-energy-production-worldwide/
EIA, Primary energy production worldwide in selected years from 1990 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479754/primary-energy-production-worldwide/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Primary energy production worldwide in selected years from 1990 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, July 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479754/primary-energy-production-worldwide/
