TNPSC Thervupettagam

74th Statistical Review of World Energy

July 1 , 2025 10 hrs 0 min 28 0
  • It was released by The Energy Institute (EI) in partnership with Kearney and KPMG.
  • India’s coal consumption surged 4% in 2024.
  • It equals to the combined coal use of Europe, North America, Central and South America, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
  • Clean energy sources like wind and solar are growing by 16%.
  • But the fossil fuel consumption still rose by just over 1%.
  • This led to a 1% increase in global carbon dioxide (CO)-equivalent emissions from energy.
  • This was marking the fourth consecutive record high at 39.3 billion tonnes.
  • Global natural gas demand rebounded by 2.5% in 2024.
  • The Oil demand remained flat in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries but rose 1% in non-OECD regions.
  • India’s energy consumption rose 5.8%, with coal making up 57% and oil 29% of primary energy use.
  • China and India together accounted for 80% of the global growth in energy demand in 2024.

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