Last year, global energy consumption fell by a record 4.5% year-on-year

In 2020, global energy consumption will fall by 4.
5% year-on-year, the largest drop since the end of World War II

In 2020, renewable energy, led by wind and solar energy, will continue to maintain a momentum of development

In 2020, fossil energy will still be the absolute hegemon in the field of energy consumption, accounting for as much as 83.

In 2020, global carbon emissions fell by 6.

Recently, BP released the English version of "BP World Energy Statistics Yearbook 2021"
.

In 2020, global energy consumption will drop by 4.

The report shows that although oil consumption has fallen sharply year-on-year, the share of oil consumption in the global energy consumption structure still tops the list-31.

The report pointed out that the decline in energy-related carbon emissions is equally astonishing.

　　In terms of countries, the United States, India, and Russia will contribute the most to the decline in energy consumption in 2020
.

　　Petroleum:

　　The average price of Brent crude oil in 2020 is US$41.

　　In 2020, global oil production will decrease by an average of 6.

　　For natural gas:

　　In 2020, natural gas prices in the global market have fallen to multi-year lows.
Among them, the average price of Henry Center in the United States is $1.
99 per million British thermal units, the lowest level since 1995
.
Asian LNG prices (Japanese and Korean prices) hit a record low, at an average of US$4.
39 per million British thermal units
.

　　In 2020, global natural gas consumption will decrease by 81 billion cubic meters year-on-year, a drop of 2.
3%
.
Nevertheless, the proportion of natural gas in primary energy consumption continued to rise, reaching a record high of 24.
7%
.

　　The consumption of natural gas in Russia and the United States fell the most year-on-year, with a decrease of 33 billion cubic meters and 17 billion cubic meters, respectively, while the largest year-on-year growth in consumption was in China and Iran, which increased by 22 billion cubic meters and 10 billion cubic meters, respectively
.

　　In 2020, the global natural gas trade volume decreased by 5.
3%, almost entirely caused by the decline in pipeline trade volume
.
Pipeline natural gas trade volume decreased by 54 billion cubic meters year-on-year, a decrease of 10.
9%
.
The supply of liquefied natural gas increased by 4 billion cubic meters year-on-year, an increase of 0.
6%, far below the 10-year average growth rate of 6.
8%
.
The supply of LNG in the United States increased by 14 billion cubic meters year-on-year, an increase of 29%, but this was partially offset by declines in other regions, especially Europe and Africa
.

　　In terms of coal:

　　In 2020, driven by a year-on-year decrease of 2.
1 eJ (EJ, Ai is the 18th power of 10) in coal consumption in the United States and a decrease of 1.
1 eJ in India’s coal consumption year-on-year, global coal consumption has decreased by 6.
2 eJ, a decrease rate.
It is 4.
2%
.
Coal consumption in OECD countries fell to the lowest level since BP’s statistics in 1965
.

　　In 2020, global coal production decreased by 8.
3 AJ, or 5.
2%, year-on-year
.
Among them, China's output increased by 1.
1 AJ, the United States decreased by 3.
6 AJ, Indonesia decreased by 1.
3 AJ, and Colombia decreased by 1 AJ
.

　　Renewable energy, hydropower and nuclear power:

　　In 2020, global renewable energy consumption (including biofuels but excluding hydropower) increased by 9.
7% year-on-year, which was lower than the 10-year average of 13.
4%, but the increase was the same as from 2017 to 2019, both at 2.
9 Ai Jiao
.
Solar power generation increased by a record year-on-year increase of 1.
3 AJ, an increase of 20%, and wind power increased by 1.
5 AJ year-on-year, which contributed the most to the growth of renewable energy consumption
.

　　In 2020, solar installed capacity increased by 127 GW year-on-year, and wind energy installed capacity increased by 111 GW year-on-year-almost twice the previous highest annual increase
.
China is the largest contributor to the growth of renewable energy consumption, with a year-on-year increase of 1 eJ, while the United States has increased by 0.
4 eJ, and Europe as a whole has increased by 0.
7 eJ
.
In 2020, global hydropower consumption has increased by 1% year-on-year, and China has once again led the way, with a year-on-year increase of 0.
4 EJ
.
In 2020, global nuclear power consumption fell by 4.
1% year-on-year, of which France decreased by 0.
4 eJ, while the United States and Japan both decreased by 0.
2 eJ
.

　　Electricity:

　　In 2020, global power generation decreased by 0.
9% year-on-year, which exceeded the 0.
5% year-on-year decline in 2009
.
2009 was the only year in which global power generation declined year-on-year since BP had relevant data records
.

　　The share of renewable energy power generation in the power structure increased from 10.
3% in 2019 to 11.
7%, while the share of coal-fired power generation fell by 1.
3 percentage points to 35.
1%.
This is also since BP’s record of coal-fired power generation.
The year with the lowest proportion in the power generation structure
.
(Reporter Liu Lingling)

　　Transfer from: China Coal News