

petroleum consumption decreased in 2020, largely as a result of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then increased in 20 as the economy recovered from the pandemic.Īnnual crude oil production generally decreased between 19. In 1977, total petroleum consumption was about 48% (37 quads) of total U.S. The chart below shows the types and amounts of primary energy sources consumed in the United States, the amounts of primary energy used by the electric power sector and the energy end-use sectors, and sales of electricity by the electric power sector to the energy end-use sectors. For example, in 2022, petroleum provided approximately 90% of the transportation sector's energy consumption but only 1% of the electric power sector's primary energy use. The sources of energy used by each sector vary widely. Total energy consumption by the end-use sectors includes their primary energy use, purchased electricity, and electrical system energy losses ( energy conversion and other losses associated with the generation, transmission, and distribution of purchased electricity) and other energy losses. Energy end-use by each end-use sector in 2022 was:.

The transportation, industrial, residential, and commercial sectors are called end-use sectors because they consume primary energy and electricity produced by the electric power sector. utility-scale electricity generation, nearly all of which was sold to the other sectors. In 2022, the electric power sector accounted for about 96% of total U.S. There are five energy-use sectors, and the amounts-in quadrillion Btu (or quads)-of their primary energy consumption in 2022 were:.Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Table 1.3 and 10.1, April 2023, preliminary data Note: Sum of components may not equal 100% because of independent rounding. primary energy consumption by energy source, 2022 total = 100.41 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) total = 13.18 quadrillion Btu 1.6% - geothermal 14.2% - solar 29% - wind 3% - biomass waste 18% - biofuels 16% - wood 18% - hydroelectric biomass 37% renewable energy 13% natural gas 33% petroleum 36% nuclear electric power 8% coal 10% Data source: U.S.
