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Primary energy supply - worldwide by source 2015

Distribution of primary energy supply worldwide in 2015, by source
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The data displays the global distribution of energy supply in 2015, with a breakdown by source. Nuclear energy accounted for just under 5% of the world's total energy supply, which stood at just under 13.7 billion metric tons of oil equivalent in 2015.

Oil 31.7
Coal 28.1
Natural gas 21.6
Biofuels/
waste
9.7
Nuclear energy 4.9
Hydro 2.5
Other 1.5