Almost 70 percent of the global primary energy demand was met by coal, natural gas, and oil in 2022. According to projections based on the current trend of the energy sector, fossil fuels will maintain a leading role in the primary energy sector until 2050. However, a significant effort to decrease carbon emissions would determine a shift to renewable energy.
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Primary energy consumption worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050, by energy source and scenario
(in exajoules)
The Current Trajectory scenario is based on current energy policies and decarbonization targets, assuming that carbon emissions will peak in the mid-2020s and decrease by around 25 percent by 2050. The Net Zero scenario explores a shift in policies and societal behaviors and the introduction of new technologies that would drive carbon emissions to decrease by 95 percent by 2050.Â
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BP. (July 10, 2024). Primary energy consumption worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050, by energy source and scenario (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1605591/projected-global-energy-consumption-by-source-and-scenario/
BP. "Primary energy consumption worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050, by energy source and scenario (in exajoules)." Chart. July 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1605591/projected-global-energy-consumption-by-source-and-scenario/
BP. (2024). Primary energy consumption worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050, by energy source and scenario (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1605591/projected-global-energy-consumption-by-source-and-scenario/
BP. "Primary Energy Consumption Worldwide in 2022, with a Forecast until 2050, by Energy Source and Scenario (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1605591/projected-global-energy-consumption-by-source-and-scenario/
BP, Primary energy consumption worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050, by energy source and scenario (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1605591/projected-global-energy-consumption-by-source-and-scenario/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
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