The data describes U.S. energy consumption in 2016 and 2017, with a breakdown by energy source. In the U.S. consumed some 28.04 quadrillion British thermal units of energy derived from natural gas in 2017.
Energy consumption by source
Petroleum is the main source of energy in the U.S. The liquid is predominantly utilized as a fuel in the transportation sector, which is also the second-biggest consumer of energy in the United States, with a proportion of over 28% of the country’s total energy consumption. This figure is topped only by the energy-guzzling industrial sector - a major consumer of fossil fuels such as petroleum and natural gas.
