Share of renewables in final energy consumption vs Fossil CO2 emissions

In 2023, share of renewables in final energy consumption worldwide was 13%; fossil CO2 emissions was 38,094 million tonnes.

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Share of renewables in final energy consumption

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Share of renewables in final energy consumptionShare of renewables in final energy consumption. 2 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 9% to 13%. Latest value 13% (2023). % 0 3 6 9 12 15 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 9% 13%
Share of renewables in final energy consumptionShare of renewables in final energy consumption. 2 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 9% to 13%. Latest value 13% (2023). % 0 5 10 15 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 9% 13%
Share of renewables in final energy consumptionShare of renewables in final energy consumption. 2 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 9% to 13%. Latest value 13% (2023). % 0 5 10 15 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 9% 13%
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Share of renewables in final energy consumption
Period Type Value
2016 Actual 9%
2023 Actual 13%
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Fossil CO2 emissions

Unit: million tonnes · 8 observations

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Estimates are listed as such in the table below

Fossil CO2 emissionsFossil CO2 emissions. 8 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 35,158.2 million tonnes to 38,094 million tonnes. Latest value 38,094 million tonnes (2023). million tonnes 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 38,094
Fossil CO2 emissionsFossil CO2 emissions. 8 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 35,158.2 million tonnes to 38,094 million tonnes. Latest value 38,094 million tonnes (2023). million tonnes 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 38,094
Fossil CO2 emissionsFossil CO2 emissions. 8 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 35,158.2 million tonnes to 38,094 million tonnes. Latest value 38,094 million tonnes (2023). million tonnes 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 38,094
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Fossil CO2 emissions
Period Type Value
2016 Estimate 35,392.8 million tonnes
2017 Estimate 35,974.6 million tonnes
2018 Estimate 36,734 million tonnes
2019 Estimate 37,086.6 million tonnes
2020 Estimate 35,158.2 million tonnes
2021 Estimate 36,866.9 million tonnes
2022 Estimate 37,527.8 million tonnes
2023 Estimate 38,094 million tonnes
Source: GCP · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Share of renewables in final energy consumption Fossil CO2 emissions
2016 9% IEA 35,392.8 million tonnes GCP
2023 13% IEA 38,094 million tonnes GCP

Provenance

Where these numbers come from

Share of renewables in final energy consumption

Percentage share of direct and indirect renewable energy use in final energy consumption.

2 observations charted in Global (of 3 annual records) · source organisations: IEA

Fossil CO2 emissions

Annual carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes (such as cement manufacture).

8 observations charted in Global (of 35 annual records) · source organisations: GCP

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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