Upper middle income - Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in Upper middle income was 88.96 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 88.96 in 2015, while its lowest value was 44.16 in 1961.

Definition: Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1960 44.20
1961 44.16
1962 49.05
1963 51.63
1964 53.97
1965 56.08
1966 59.45
1967 60.62
1968 62.18
1969 64.16
1970 65.65
1971 66.49
1972 67.35
1973 68.40
1974 68.52
1975 69.96
1976 70.74
1977 72.09
1978 73.59
1979 73.60
1980 73.62
1981 73.22
1982 73.50
1983 73.67
1984 74.03
1985 74.12
1986 74.48
1987 75.03
1988 75.55
1989 75.55
1990 83.32
1991 83.01
1992 82.57
1993 82.62
1994 82.28
1995 82.47
1996 82.56
1997 82.44
1998 82.36
1999 82.23
2000 82.55
2001 82.83
2002 83.02
2003 83.91
2004 84.58
2005 85.09
2006 85.59
2007 85.86
2008 85.91
2009 85.90
2010 86.29
2011 86.94
2012 86.76
2013 86.43
2014 86.43
2015 88.96

Development Relevance: Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources because they take millions of years to form, and reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being made. In developing economies growth in energy use is closely related to growth in the modern sectors - industry, motorized transport, and urban areas - but energy use also reflects climatic, geographic, and economic factors (such as the relative price of energy). Energy use has been growing rapidly in low- and middle-income economies, but high-income economies still use almost five times as much energy on a per capita basis. Total energy use refers to the use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels (such as electricity and refined petroleum products). It includes energy from combustible renewables and waste - solid biomass and animal products, gas and liquid from biomass, and industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuel, heat, or electricity.

Limitations and Exceptions: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA data for economies that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. Data for combustible renewables and waste are often based on small surveys or other incomplete information and thus give only a broad impression of developments and are not strictly comparable across countries. The IEA reports include country notes that explain some of these differences. All forms of energy - primary energy and primary electricity - are converted into oil equivalents. A notional thermal efficiency of 33 percent is assumed for converting nuclear electricity into oil equivalents and 100 percent efficiency for converting hydroelectric power.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use