Electric energy consumption

Electric energy consumption is energy consumption in the form of electrical energy.^[2] About a fifth of global energy is consumed as electricity: for residential, industrial, commercial, transportation and other purposes.^[2] Quickly increasing this share by further electrification is extremely important to limit climate change,^[3] because most other energy is consumed by burning fossil fuels thus emitting greenhouse gases which trap heat.^[4]

The global electricity consumption in 2022 was 24,398 terawatt-hour (TWh), almost exactly three times the amount of consumption in 1981 (8,132 TWh).^[5] China, the United States, India and Japan accounted for more than half of the global share of electricity consumption.^[5]

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^ ^a ^b "Electricity explained: Use of electricity - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
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[IEA_ElectricityMarketReport_2023-1] "Electricity Market Report 2023" (PDF). IEA.org. International Energy Agency. February 2023. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2023. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

[:1-2] "Electricity explained: Use of electricity - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2022-01-22.

[3] "Electrification – Analysis". IEA. Retrieved 2023-04-11.

[4] Ritchie, Hannah; Roser, Max; Rosado, Pablo (2022-10-27). "Energy". Our World in Data.

[:0-5] "Electricity consumption – Electricity Information: Overview – Analysis". IEA. Retrieved 2022-01-22.

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