This statistic displays the projection of primary energy consumption worldwide in 2040 from various sources, by energy source. The International Energy Outlook under the EIA projected that primary energy consumption of energy from nuclear power would reach 38 quadrillion British thermal units in that year based on their reference scenario.
Outlook scenarios for primary energy consumption worldwide in 2040, by energy source (in quadrillion British thermal units)*
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Global energy industryResources for the Future. (July 1, 2019). Outlook scenarios for primary energy consumption worldwide in 2040, by energy source (in quadrillion British thermal units)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022977/global-primary-energy-consumption-outlook-scenario-by-source/
Resources for the Future. "Outlook scenarios for primary energy consumption worldwide in 2040, by energy source (in quadrillion British thermal units)*." Chart. July 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022977/global-primary-energy-consumption-outlook-scenario-by-source/
Resources for the Future. (2019). Outlook scenarios for primary energy consumption worldwide in 2040, by energy source (in quadrillion British thermal units)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022977/global-primary-energy-consumption-outlook-scenario-by-source/
Resources for the Future. "Outlook Scenarios for Primary Energy Consumption Worldwide in 2040, by Energy Source (in Quadrillion British Thermal Units)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022977/global-primary-energy-consumption-outlook-scenario-by-source/
Resources for the Future, Outlook scenarios for primary energy consumption worldwide in 2040, by energy source (in quadrillion British thermal units)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022977/global-primary-energy-consumption-outlook-scenario-by-source/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Outlook scenarios for primary energy consumption worldwide in 2040, by energy source (in quadrillion British thermal units)* [Graph], Resources for the Future, July 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022977/global-primary-energy-consumption-outlook-scenario-by-source/